Sabina (the maid) in The Skin of Our Teeth

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fictional character maid theatrical character

Sabina is the Antrobus family’s outspoken, flirtatious, and often fourth-wall-breaking maid in Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," serving as both comic relief and a sharp commentator on the action.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sabina	0

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ maid ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ
allegoricalRole	represents human frivolity ⓘ represents survival instinct ⓘ represents theatrical artifice ⓘ
appearsInAct	Act I of The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Act II of The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInWork	The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTheme	breaking the fourth wall ⓘ continuity of human folly across ages ⓘ critique of domesticity ⓘ
characterTrait	comic ⓘ cynical ⓘ flirtatious ⓘ irreverent ⓘ outspoken ⓘ self-aware ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ
dramaticFunction	contrasts with Maggie Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ exposes the artificiality of the theatre ⓘ provides social and moral commentary ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork	1942 Broadway production of The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
genreOfWork	absurdist drama ⓘ metatheatrical drama ⓘ
hasMetaTheatricalFunction	complains about the play and her role ⓘ steps out of character to address the audience ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
medium	stage play ⓘ
memberOf	Antrobus household NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction	breaks the fourth wall ⓘ comments on the action of the play ⓘ
notablePortrayalInMedium	stage GENERATED ⓘ
occupation	maid ⓘ
oftenPortrayedBy	actress ⓘ
relationshipToGeorgeAntrobus	employee GENERATED ⓘ
relationshipToGladysAntrobus	servant in the same household GENERATED ⓘ
relationshipToHenryAntrobus	servant in the same household GENERATED ⓘ
relationshipToMaggieAntrobus	employee GENERATED ⓘ
roleInWork	chorus-like commentator ⓘ comic relief ⓘ
settingOfActivity	Atlantic City boardwalk NERFINISHED ⓘ Excelsior, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeSpanOfFictionalLife	prehistoric age to post-apocalyptic future (within the play’s allegory) ⓘ
worksFor	George Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Maggie Antrobus → relatedTo → Sabina (the maid) in The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ