dramaticFunction
P20800
predicate
Indicates the role or purpose that something serves within the structure or progression of a dramatic work or narrative.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dramaticFunction canonical | 1,476 |
| hasDramaticFunction | 45 |
| dramaticPurpose | 38 |
| dramaticType | 33 |
| diegeticFunction | 18 |
| functionInDrama | 10 |
| dramaturgicalFocus | 6 |
| functionInGreekTragedy | 6 |
| dramaticSignificance | 4 |
| tragicElement | 4 |
| dramaturgicalGoal | 2 |
| functionInEpicPoetry | 2 |
| dramaticFunctionOfLaudisi | 1 |
| dramaturgicalAim | 1 |
| functionInOresteia | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sister James | embodiment of innocence ⓘ |
| Sister James | moral counterpoint to doubt ⓘ |
| Gabe Goodman | drives plot through his mother’s delusions via predicate surface "dramaticSignificance" ⓘ |
| Gabe Goodman | embodies the family’s unprocessed loss via predicate surface "dramaticSignificance" ⓘ |
| Arthur Winslow | drives legal and moral conflict of the play ⓘ |
| Paride ed Elena | unity of drama and music via predicate surface "dramaturgicalAim" ⓘ |
| Brabantio | embodies social and racial prejudice in Venice ⓘ |
| Brabantio | catalyst for the public confirmation of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage ⓘ |
| Celia Coplestone | catalyst for Edward and Lavinia’s self-examination ⓘ |
| Celia Coplestone | embodies Eliot’s Christian existential themes ⓘ |
| Memory | character anthem for Grizabella ⓘ |
| Memory | emotional climax of Cats ⓘ |
| The Suppliants | introduces the conflict over the Danaids' marriages ⓘ |
| George Deever | helps expose Keller family guilt ⓘ |
| George Deever | catalyst for revelation of wartime wrongdoing ⓘ |
| George Deever | brings news from his father Steve Deever ⓘ |
| Wait For It | character development for Aaron Burr ⓘ |
| Wait For It | explores Burr’s philosophy of waiting for opportunities ⓘ |
| Non-Stop | ensemble number ⓘ |
| Non-Stop | act-ending number ⓘ |
| The Room Where It Happens | motivates Aaron Burr’s decision to seek power more aggressively ⓘ |
| Helpless | depicts the courtship and wedding of Eliza Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| Ophelia | foil to Hamlet ⓘ |
| Ophelia | embodiment of victimized innocence ⓘ |
| Larry Keller | exposes Joe Keller’s guilt ⓘ |
| Larry Keller | precipitates Joe Keller’s suicide ⓘ |
| Larry Keller | forces Kate Keller to confront reality ⓘ |
| Larry Keller | tests Chris Keller’s idealism ⓘ |
| Fluellen | comic relief ⓘ |
| Fluellen | commentator on military discipline ⓘ |
| Benedick | comic relief ⓘ |
| Benedick | romantic lead ⓘ |
| Don Pedro | instigator of the main plot ⓘ |
| Don Pedro | source of comic intrigue ⓘ |
| Don John | source of misunderstanding ⓘ |
| Don John | instigator of false accusation against Hero ⓘ |
| Hero | romantic heroine ⓘ |
| Hero | wronged maiden ⓘ |
| Hero | catalyst for conflict ⓘ |
| Dogberry | exposes villainy unintentionally ⓘ |
| Dogberry | parodies law enforcement ⓘ |
| Dogberry | provides low comedy ⓘ |
| Still Hurting | establishes Cathy’s emotional state ⓘ |
| Still Hurting | introduces end of the relationship ⓘ |
| See I’m Smiling | confrontation scene ⓘ |
| See I’m Smiling | character development ⓘ |
| If I Didn’t Believe in You | character solo ⓘ |
| If I Didn’t Believe in You | relationship turning point ⓘ |
| I Can Do Better Than That | character development ⓘ |
| I Can Do Better Than That | expression of desire ⓘ |