Yente

E919757

Yente is the village matchmaker in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," known for her gossiping and meddling in the romantic lives of Anatevka’s residents.

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Yente canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
matchmaker ⓘ
stage character ⓘ
adaptedIn Fiddler on the Roof (1971 film) ⓘ
linked to: Fiddler on the Roof
alignment well-meaning busybody ⓘ
appearsIn Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ
associatedWithBookWriter Joseph Stein ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Golde ⓘ
Lazar Wolf ⓘ
Motel Kamzoil ⓘ
Tevye ⓘ
Tzeitel ⓘ
associatedWithComposer Jerry Bock ⓘ
associatedWithLyricist Sheldon Harnick ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Sholem Aleichem ⓘ
basedOnWork Tevye and His Daughters ⓘ
linked to: Tevye the Dairyman
characteristic gossipy ⓘ
meddlesome ⓘ
createdFor Fiddler on the Roof (1964 Broadway musical) ⓘ
createdForMedium stage musical ⓘ
culturalContext Eastern European Jewish shtetl life ⓘ
dramaticRoleType supporting character ⓘ
fictionalLocation Anatevka ⓘ
firstAppearance Fiddler on the Roof (1964) ⓘ
genre musical theatre character ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
meddlesIn romantic lives of Anatevka’s residents ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
narrativeFunction comic relief ⓘ
facilitates arranged marriages ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Russian Empire Jew ⓘ
notableTrait persistent ⓘ
talkative ⓘ
occupation matchmaker ⓘ
portrayedInFilmBy Molly Picon ⓘ
portrayedOnBroadwayBy Beatrice Arthur ⓘ
Maria Karnilova ⓘ
religionInFiction Judaism ⓘ
roleIn village matchmaker of Anatevka ⓘ
settingTimePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
speaksLanguageInFiction Russian (implied) ⓘ
Yiddish (implied) ⓘ
themeAssociation marriage and matchmaking ⓘ
tradition vs. change ⓘ
workOriginCountry United States ⓘ

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