“Stay With Me”

E543168

“Stay With Me” is an emotional ballad from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Into the Woods*, sung by the Witch as she pleads with Rapunzel not to leave her.

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“Stay With Me” canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
act Act I of Into the Woods ⓘ
addressedToCharacter Rapunzel ⓘ
associatedCharacterRelationship Witch–Rapunzel relationship ⓘ
composer Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
dramaticPurpose develops Rapunzel’s desire for independence ⓘ
reveals the Witch’s vulnerability ⓘ
emotionalTone emotional ⓘ
pleading ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1987 ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
includedIn original Broadway cast recording of Into the Woods ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
lyricTheme conflict between freedom and protection ⓘ
desire to keep a child safe ⓘ
mediumOfPerformance voice ⓘ
musical Into the Woods ⓘ
musicalWorkType ballad ⓘ
narrativeFunction plea to Rapunzel not to leave the Witch ⓘ
originalProduction Into the Woods (1987 Broadway production) ⓘ
partOfWork Into the Woods ⓘ
stageContext sung in the tower where Rapunzel is kept ⓘ
sungByCharacter The Witch ⓘ
thematicFocus fear of abandonment ⓘ
overprotectiveness ⓘ
parental attachment ⓘ
vocalFor female voice ⓘ

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The Witch (Into the Woods) → hasSong → “Stay With Me” ⓘ
subject linked to: The Witch