Prince of Guastalla
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The Prince of Guastalla is the powerful, morally conflicted ruler whose obsessive desire for Emilia drives the tragic events in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s play "Emilia Galotti."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince of Guastalla canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Emilia Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | abuse of princely power versus bourgeois virtue ⓘ |
| characterIn | tragedy ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Count Appiani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odoardo Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Guastalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme |
critique of arbitrary rule
ⓘ
tension between passion and duty ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerOver |
Claudia Galotti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count Appiani NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilia Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ Marinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Odoardo Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
moral doubt
ⓘ
remorse ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Emilia Galotti (1772) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | bourgeois tragedy ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ jealous ⓘ manipulative ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ obsessive ⓘ powerful ⓘ sensual ⓘ |
| indirectlyCauses | death of Emilia Galotti ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Emilia Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation | desire for Emilia Galotti ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| occupation | ruler ⓘ |
| orders | assassination of Count Appiani ⓘ |
| partOf | German Enlightenment drama ⓘ |
| represents | absolutist despotism ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | death of Count Appiani ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absolutist ruler
ⓘ
corrupt aristocracy ⓘ |
| title | Prince of Guastalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAgent | Marinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Italian principality of Guastalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.