Natella Abashwili

E621914

Natella Abashwili is a wealthy, self-absorbed noblewoman in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle," whose abandonment of her child contrasts sharply with the servant Grusha’s selfless care.

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Natella Abashwili canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
alignment self-interest ⓘ
appearsIn The Caucasian Chalk Circle ⓘ
appearsInAct prologue and main play structure of The Caucasian Chalk Circle ⓘ
appearsInForm numerous stage productions worldwide ⓘ
associatedTheme class inequality ⓘ
justice and ownership ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ
property versus responsibility ⓘ
characterArc fails to develop empathy or maternal responsibility ⓘ
characterType satirical caricature of aristocracy ⓘ
contrastedWith Grusha Vashnadze ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork Germany ⓘ
creator Bertolt Brecht ⓘ
dramaticFunction to critique class privilege ⓘ
to highlight Grusha’s selflessness ⓘ
firstAppearance The Caucasian Chalk Circle ⓘ
focusOfConcern clothes and valuables during the coup ⓘ
genreOfWork epic theatre ⓘ
hasChild Michael ⓘ
involvedIn chalk circle trial ⓘ
judgedBy Azdak ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
legalConflict custody dispute over Michael ⓘ
legalOutcome loses custody of Michael to Grusha ⓘ
literaryMovement Brechtian epic theatre ⓘ
linked to: epic theatre
medium stage play ⓘ
moralContrastWith Grusha Vashnadze ⓘ
motivation concern for material possessions over her child ⓘ
desire to retain property and status ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Georgian ⓘ
notableAction abandons her child Michael during a coup ⓘ
occupation noblewoman ⓘ
parentalBehavior neglectful mother ⓘ
personalityTrait self-absorbed ⓘ
relationshipToMichael mother ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist ⓘ
settingOfFictionalWork Caucasus region ⓘ
socialStatus wealthy ⓘ
spouse Governor Georgi Abashwili ⓘ
symbolizes moral corruption of the bourgeoisie ⓘ
selfish upper class ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction civil war in Georgia ⓘ
usedFor Brechtian didactic purposes ⓘ

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle → mainCharacter → Natella Abashwili ⓘ
Azdak → opposes → Natella Abashwili ⓘ