Yente

E919757

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.

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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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