characterFunction
P33244
predicate
Indicates the role, purpose, or narrative function that a character serves within a story or context.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| characterFunction canonical | 71 |
| hasCharacterFunction | 5 |
| isCharacterFunction | 2 |
| isCharacterFunctionIn | 1 |
Sample triples (79)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
the Autocrat
surface form:
The Autocrat
|
vehicle for author’s opinions ⓘ |
|
the Autocrat
surface form:
The Autocrat
|
commentator on contemporary issues ⓘ |
| Birdofredum Sawin | vehicle for political satire ⓘ |
| Birdofredum Sawin | vehicle for anti-war criticism ⓘ |
| Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue | supporting character ⓘ |
| Jacob Dryfoos | embodiment of Gilded Age capitalism ⓘ |
| Ippolita Sanzio | embodiment of decadence ⓘ |
| Ippolita Sanzio | embodiment of destructive passion ⓘ |
| Slender | comic relief ⓘ |
|
Elizabeth
surface form:
Elizabeth (The Minister’s Black Veil)
|
highlights themes of isolation ⓘ |
|
Elizabeth
surface form:
Elizabeth (The Minister’s Black Veil)
|
highlights fear of hidden sin ⓘ |
|
Elizabeth
surface form:
Elizabeth (The Minister’s Black Veil)
|
tests Reverend Hooper’s commitment to wearing the veil ⓘ |
| Eliza Gant | shapes protagonist’s emotional development ⓘ |
| Doctor Bordeu | questioner and explainer of scientific ideas ⓘ |
| Doctor Bordeu | mediator between science and philosophy ⓘ |
| Rosa Gryphus | heroine ⓘ |
| Rosa Gryphus | love interest ⓘ |
| Rosa Gryphus | moral center of the narrative ⓘ |
| Laura Montez | to create conflict in presidential politics plotline ⓘ |
|
Nickie in The Pajama Game
surface form:
Nickie
|
comic relief ⓘ |
|
Nickie in The Pajama Game
surface form:
Nickie
|
featured dancer ⓘ |
| Ischomachus | didactic example ⓘ |
| Ischomachus | embodiment of Socratic economic ideals ⓘ |
| Ricky Butler | observer of neighborhood events ⓘ |
| Ricky Butler | instigator of investigations into neighbors ⓘ |
| Nakawa | engage audience ⓘ |
| Nakawa | introduce musical numbers ⓘ |
| Nakawa | guide audience through the show ⓘ |
| Panthea | choric figure ⓘ |
| Panthea | visionary witness ⓘ |
| Panthea | mediator between spiritual and material realms ⓘ |
| Malin | represents the introspective perspective ⓘ |
| Malin | represents the intellectual perspective ⓘ |
| Mortmain | embodies skepticism ⓘ |
| Mortmain | embodies intellectual perspectives ⓘ |
| Mortmain | contributes to spiritual debates ⓘ |
| Washington Dimsdale | foil to more confident characters ⓘ |
|
Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot, a former Academy Award–winning actress whose career has declined.
surface form:
Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot
|
tragicProtagonist ⓘ |
| Du Croisy | vehicle for social criticism ⓘ |
| Du Croisy | instrument of comic exposure of pretension ⓘ |
|
Eric (character)
surface form:
Eric (A Quiet Place: Day One)
|
companion to the main protagonist ⓘ |
| Pauline Puyat | embodies tensions between Native spirituality and Catholicism via predicate surface "hasCharacterFunction" ⓘ |
| Pauline Puyat | illustrates psychological effects of colonization via predicate surface "hasCharacterFunction" ⓘ |
| Varvara Dobrosyolova | reveals inner life of the poor ⓘ |
| Varvara Dobrosyolova | embodies moral sensitivity amid hardship ⓘ |
| Lily Belle | comic figure via predicate surface "isCharacterFunction" ⓘ |
| Lily Belle | antagonist to Ethel P. Savage via predicate surface "isCharacterFunction" ⓘ |
| Voice of the law | Alfieri via predicate surface "isCharacterFunctionIn" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Dovid Kuperman | explore consequences of rebellion ⓘ |
| Dovid Kuperman | question religious authority ⓘ |