Act I
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Act I is the opening section of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s comedy "Minna von Barnhelm," where the main characters and central conflicts of the play are first introduced.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a play ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Enlightenment literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
establishment of central conflicts
ⓘ
exposition ⓘ introduction of main characters ⓘ |
| followedBy | Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | no previous act ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasDramaticConflict | Tellheim’s wounded honor versus Minna’s loyalty ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStyle | 18th-century High German ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatergoers ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Franziska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Innkeeper ⓘ Just ⓘ Major von Tellheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Minna von Barnhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesMotif |
financial hardship of soldiers
ⓘ
misplaced suspicion ⓘ |
| introducesWork | Minna von Barnhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | opening of Minna von Barnhelm’s printed editions ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical text ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | opening section of the play ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork | Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1767 ⓘ |
| partOf | Minna von Barnhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfGenreDefiningWork | German Enlightenment comedy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first act ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| primaryMediumOfPerformance | stage ⓘ |
| setsUp |
central conflict between honor and love
ⓘ
misunderstandings between Minna and Tellheim ⓘ |
| setting | an inn in post–Seven Years’ War Germany ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
comic misunderstandings
ⓘ
dialogue-driven scenes ⓘ |
| theme |
honor
ⓘ
love ⓘ misunderstanding ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | shortly after the Seven Years’ War ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
lightly satirical ⓘ |
| workLanguage | German ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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