Prince Dauntless

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Prince Dauntless is the timid yet endearing royal suitor in the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress," whose quest to marry drives much of the show's humor and plot.

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Prince Dauntless canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
prince ⓘ
stage musical character ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dauntless the Drab ⓘ
appearsIn Once Upon a Mattress ⓘ
basedOn The Princess and the Pea ⓘ
characterArc gains confidence over the course of the musical ⓘ
conditionForMarriage must pass a test devised by Queen Aggravain ⓘ
drives much of the show’s humor ⓘ
much of the show’s plot ⓘ
firstAppearance Once Upon a Mattress (1959 stage premiere) ⓘ
genreContext parody of traditional fairy-tale princes ⓘ
loveInterest Princess Winnifred ⓘ
medium stage musical ⓘ
motivation desire to marry ⓘ
narrativeFunction obstacle is his mother’s opposition to his marriage ⓘ
parent King Sextimus the Silent ⓘ
linked to: King Sextimus

Queen Aggravain ⓘ
personalityTrait endearing ⓘ
timid ⓘ
relationship dominated by his mother Queen Aggravain at the start of the story ⓘ
roleInPlot central romantic lead ⓘ
royal suitor ⓘ
setting a fictional medieval kingdom ⓘ
themeConnection subverts the trope of the bold, heroic fairy-tale prince ⓘ
workType musical comedy ⓘ

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Once Upon a Mattress → hasCharacter → Prince Dauntless ⓘ
Queen Aggravain → relative → Prince Dauntless ⓘ