Brutus Jones
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Brutus Jones is the ambitious, self-made African American protagonist of Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Emperor Jones," whose rise and fall as a tyrannical ruler in a Caribbean nation explores themes of power, race, and psychological torment.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
American drama
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expressionist drama ⓘ |
| associatedWorkForm | one-act play ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
self-made ⓘ tyrannical ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkPremiere | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downfallCause |
loss of psychological control
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rebellion of island natives ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | focus of expressionist hallucination sequences ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | The Emperor Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Emperor Jones (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | stage play ⓘ |
| methodOfGainingPower |
claiming invulnerability to bullets
ⓘ
exploiting local superstition ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | tragic hero ⓘ |
| nationalityInBackstory | American ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
colonialism
ⓘ
fear ⓘ guilt ⓘ power ⓘ race ⓘ |
| occupation |
emperor
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Charles S. Gilpin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Robeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerThemeEmbodied | corrupting influence of absolute power ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Emperor Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| psychologicalThemeEmbodied | psychological torment ⓘ |
| raceThemeEmbodied | race and power in the United States ⓘ |
| riseFromBackground |
Pullman porter
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convict ⓘ |
| settingOfRule | Caribbean island nation ⓘ |
| speechStyle | vernacular African American English ⓘ |
| stageTradition | American theatre ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
internalized racism and fear
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the dangers of autocracy ⓘ |
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