Prince of Guastalla

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The Prince of Guastalla is the powerful, morally conflicted ruler whose obsessive desire for Emilia drives the tragic events in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s play "Emilia Galotti."

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Label Occurrences
Prince of Guastalla canonical 8

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
appearsIn Emilia Galotti ⓘ
centralConflict abuse of princely power versus bourgeois virtue ⓘ
characterIn tragedy ⓘ
conflictWith Count Appiani ⓘ
Odoardo Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Guastalla ⓘ
creator Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ⓘ
ethicalTheme critique of arbitrary rule ⓘ
tension between passion and duty ⓘ
exercisesPowerOver Claudia Galotti ⓘ
Count Appiani ⓘ
Emilia Galotti ⓘ
Marinelli ⓘ
Odoardo Galotti NERFINISHED ⓘ
experiences moral doubt ⓘ
remorse ⓘ
firstAppearance Emilia Galotti (1772) ⓘ
linked to: Emilia Galotti
gender male ⓘ
genreContext bourgeois tragedy ⓘ
hasTrait authoritarian ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
morally conflicted ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
sensual ⓘ
indirectlyCauses death of Emilia Galotti ⓘ
inLoveWith Emilia Galotti ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
literaryPeriod Enlightenment ⓘ
motivation desire for Emilia Galotti ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonist ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
occupation ruler ⓘ
orders assassination of Count Appiani ⓘ
partOf German Enlightenment drama ⓘ
represents absolutist despotism ⓘ
responsibleFor death of Count Appiani ⓘ
symbolizes absolutist ruler ⓘ
corrupt aristocracy ⓘ
title Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
usesAgent Marinelli ⓘ
workLocation Italian principality of Guastalla ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Guastalla

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emilia Galotti → mainCharacter → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
Emilia Galotti → antagonist → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
Charles II, Duke of Parma → title → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
Prince of Guastalla → title → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
Count Appiani → opposedTo → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
Marinelli → servesAsAdvisorTo → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
Marinelli → loyalty → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ
Emilia Galotti (Zemlinsky) → character → Prince of Guastalla ⓘ