Act V
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Act V is the concluding section of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s comedy "Minna von Barnhelm," in which the play’s central conflicts and romantic misunderstandings are resolved.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act V (Minna von Barnhelm) | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
act of a play
ⓘ
dramatic conclusion ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Minna von Barnhelm, oder Das Soldatenglück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludes | Minna von Barnhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
denouement
ⓘ
resolution of plot ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
recognition and reversal (anagnorisis and peripeteia)
ⓘ
use of comic resolution ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Franziska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major von Tellheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Minna von Barnhelm (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Werner NERFINISHED ⓘ Riccaut de la Marlinière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Enlightenment drama ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
clarification of misunderstandings
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restoration of social order ⓘ |
| partOf | Minna von Barnhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | curtain call ⓘ |
| resolves |
central conflicts of Minna von Barnhelm
ⓘ
romantic misunderstandings between main characters ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-Seven Years' War era ⓘ |
| structurePosition |
fifth act
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final act ⓘ |
| theme |
honor and reconciliation
ⓘ
love tested by misfortune ⓘ |
| workBy | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInSeries | acts of Minna von Barnhelm ⓘ |
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