dramaticFunction

P20800
predicate

Indicates the role or purpose that something serves within the structure or progression of a dramatic work or narrative.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
dramaticFunction canonical 1,476
hasDramaticFunction 45
dramaticPurpose 38

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: dramaticFunction
Generated description
Indicates the role or purpose that something serves within the structure or progression of a dramatic work or narrative.

Sample triples (1,647)

Subject Object
Reverend John Hale embodies the collapse of certainty in the trials ⓘ
Reverend John Hale contrasts with Judge Danforth’s rigidity ⓘ
Mary Warren illustrates how ordinary people become complicit in injustice ⓘ
Mary Warren shows the power of fear in silencing truth ⓘ
Air "How happy could I be with either"
surface form: "How happy could I be with either"
comic relief ⓘ
Air "How happy could I be with either"
surface form: "How happy could I be with either"
character development ⓘ
Emilia (Othello character) truth-teller ⓘ
Emilia (Othello character) foil to Iago ⓘ
Emilia (Othello character) catalyst of the climax ⓘ
Roderigo (character)
surface form: Roderigo
illustrates consequences of gullibility ⓘ
Roderigo (character)
surface form: Roderigo
helps advance Iago’s plots against Othello and Cassio ⓘ
The American Way (pageant/play)
surface form: The American Way
celebration of American democracy ⓘ
The American Way (pageant/play)
surface form: The American Way
exploration of assimilation ⓘ
The American Way (pageant/play)
surface form: The American Way
exploration of national identity ⓘ
Once in a Lifetime (satire of Hollywood)
surface form: Once in a Lifetime
social commentary on Hollywood ⓘ
Once in a Lifetime (satire of Hollywood)
surface form: Once in a Lifetime
comic critique of the film industry ⓘ
Calaf heroic protagonist ⓘ
Calaf suitor of Turandot ⓘ
Henry IV, Part 2 bridges Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry V ⓘ
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair character development for Nellie Forbush ⓘ
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair comic relief within the musical ⓘ
Soliloquy (from "Carousel") character development song via predicate surface "dramaticType" ⓘ
Soliloquy (from "Carousel") introspective monologue song via predicate surface "dramaticType" ⓘ
Something Wonderful character song ⓘ
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame comic relief ⓘ
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame character development of sailors ⓘ
No Way to Stop It contrasts with Captain von Trapp's moral stance ⓘ
No Way to Stop It illustrates accommodation to Nazi takeover ⓘ
In My Own Little Corner reveals Cinderella's hopes and imagination via predicate surface "dramaticPurpose" ⓘ
Pheidippides drives plot through decision to study with Socrates ⓘ
Erinyes transformed into protectors of civic justice via predicate surface "functionInOresteia" ⓘ
Julia Cumson drives major plot twists via predicate surface "hasDramaticFunction" ⓘ
Julia Cumson creates tension within Channing dynasty via predicate surface "hasDramaticFunction" ⓘ
Lady Brute focus of the play’s title conflict ⓘ
Lady Brute source of much of the play’s wit ⓘ
Sir William Collyer embodies conventional morality in the play ⓘ
Harlequinade comic counterpoint to The Browning Version ⓘ
Le Malade imaginaire five-act comedy in its printed form via predicate surface "dramaticType" ⓘ
Lady Bornwell embodiment of courtly luxury ⓘ
Lady Bornwell vehicle for critique of court culture ⓘ
Lord Bornwell critique of aristocratic excess ⓘ
Kickshaw vehicle for satire of luxury and excess ⓘ
Betty Parris in dramatic adaptations of the Salem witch trials to show how quickly fear spreads through a community ⓘ
Betty Parris in dramatic adaptations of the Salem witch trials to illustrate vulnerability of children to ideological pressure ⓘ
Amadis heroic drama via predicate surface "dramaticType" ⓘ
Kate Keller to maintain the illusion that Larry is alive ⓘ
Kate Keller to resist revelation of Joe Keller's guilt ⓘ
I Dreamed a Dream expresses Fantine’s despair and loss of hope ⓘ
Eddie Carbone central tragic protagonist ⓘ
Eddie Carbone focus of moral conflict ⓘ