Yente
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Yente is the village matchmaker in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," known for her gossiping and meddling in the romantic lives of Anatevka’s residents.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
matchmaker ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Fiddler on the Roof (1971 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | well-meaning busybody ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fiddler on the Roof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBookWriter | Joseph Stein GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Golde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lazar Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Motel Kamzoil NERFINISHED ⓘ Tevye NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzeitel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Jerry Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLyricist | Sheldon Harnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Sholem Aleichem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Tevye and His Daughters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
gossipy
ⓘ
meddlesome ⓘ |
| createdFor | Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Eastern European Jewish shtetl life ⓘ |
| dramaticRoleType | supporting character ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Anatevka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Fiddler on the Roof (1964) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre character ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| meddlesIn | romantic lives of Anatevka’s residents ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
facilitates arranged marriages ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Russian Empire Jew ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
persistent
ⓘ
talkative ⓘ |
| occupation | matchmaker ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Molly Picon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedOnBroadwayBy |
Beatrice Arthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maria Karnilova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionInFiction | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | village matchmaker of Anatevka ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| speaksLanguageInFiction |
Russian (implied)
ⓘ
Yiddish (implied) ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
marriage and matchmaking
ⓘ
tradition vs. change ⓘ |
| workOriginCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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