Le Roi se meurt (stage role)
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Le Roi se meurt (stage role) is a celebrated theatrical portrayal by French actor Jean Marais in Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist play about a dying king confronting his mortality.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character portrayal
ⓘ
stage role ⓘ theatrical role ⓘ |
| associatedArtForm |
drama
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedNationalityOfPerformer | French GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Exit the King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Roi se meurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | denial to acceptance of death ⓘ |
| characterEmotion |
despair
ⓘ
fear of death ⓘ resignation ⓘ |
| characterStatus | dying king ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
protagonist
ⓘ
title role ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
absurdist
ⓘ
allegorical ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | post-war European theatre ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | interpretations of absurdist kingship roles ⓘ |
| hasPerformer | Jean Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaywrightNationality | Romanian-French ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Exit the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInFrench | Le Roi se meurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death
ⓘ
decline of power ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| notableAspect | blend of comedy and tragedy in depiction of death ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a dying king confronting his mortality ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Jean Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPlayAuthor | Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPlayLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalPlayPremiereYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | stage ⓘ |
| performedIn | theatre ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAuthor | Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlay | En attendant Godot GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
La Cantatrice chauve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhinocéros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a decaying kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 20th century ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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