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
Flower Song (La fleur que tu m’avais jetée) Don José ⓘ
surface form: reveals Don José’s emotional vulnerability
Flower Song (La fleur que tu m’avais jetée) intensifies the love conflict between Don José and Carmen ⓘ
Polonius comic relief ⓘ
Polonius catalyst for Hamlet’s conflict with Claudius ⓘ
The Ghost initiates Hamlet’s internal conflict ⓘ
The Ghost provides exposition about the king’s death ⓘ
The Ghost raises questions about truth and reliability ⓘ
The Masque contrasts with more introspective movements via predicate surface "hasDramaticFunction" ⓘ
The Masque expresses nervous energy of postwar era via predicate surface "hasDramaticFunction" ⓘ
Vice Principal Douglas Panch contrasts with children’s earnestness ⓘ
Vice Principal Douglas Panch adds adult perspective to competition ⓘ
William Barfée comic relief with emotional depth ⓘ
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre comic relief ⓘ
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre social commentary on parental pressure ⓘ
The I Love You Song character development for Olive Ostrovsky ⓘ
The I Love You Song emotional climax of the show ⓘ
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
surface form: Otello (character)
protagonist of Otello (opera) ⓘ
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
surface form: Cavaradossi
romantic hero ⓘ
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
surface form: Cavaradossi
political martyr ⓘ
Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca"
surface form: Cavaradossi
central male protagonist in "Tosca" ⓘ
Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"
surface form: Radamès
tragic hero ⓘ
Radamès in Verdi's "Aida"
surface form: Radamès
central lover ⓘ
Chip Tolentino comic relief ⓘ
Chip Tolentino exploration of adolescent sexuality ⓘ
Levee Green embodies the impact of racism on Black male ambition ⓘ
Frank Lubey contrasts with Keller family’s buried guilt ⓘ
Frank Lubey reinforces community complicity in Joe Keller’s crime ⓘ
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) climactic moment ⓘ
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) character revelation ⓘ
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) emotional climax ⓘ
Sister Aloysius Beauvier drives the central conflict of Doubt ⓘ
Varlaam contrasts with tragic elements of the opera ⓘ
Varlaam comments on historical and political events through song ⓘ
Clock Scene depicts Boris haunted by guilt over the murder of the Tsarevich Dmitry ⓘ
Coronation Scene climactic tableau of Boris’s accession ⓘ
Coronation Scene public acclamation of Boris as tsar ⓘ
Death of Boris climax via predicate surface "hasDramaticFunction" ⓘ
Death of Boris denouement via predicate surface "hasDramaticFunction" ⓘ
The Queen of Shemakha to tempt and destabilize Tsar Dodon’s rule ⓘ
Rose Adagio introduces Aurora to her suitors ⓘ
Rose Adagio demonstrates Aurora’s maturity and poise ⓘ
Grand pas de deux (Aurora and Désiré) climactic duet ⓘ
For Forever to solidify the lie about Evan and Connor's friendship ⓘ
Requiem
surface form: Requiem (Dear Evan Hansen song)
character development for the Murphy family ⓘ
Requiem
surface form: Requiem (Dear Evan Hansen song)
exploration of conflicting memories of Connor Murphy ⓘ
Superboy and the Invisible Girl character development song ⓘ
Superboy and the Invisible Girl exploration of family dynamics ⓘ
Light
surface form: Light (Next to Normal)
finale ⓘ
Light
surface form: Light (Next to Normal)
emotional resolution ⓘ
Sister James foil to Sister Aloysius Beauvier ⓘ