Act I

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Act I is the opening section of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s comedy "Minna von Barnhelm," where the main characters and central conflicts of the play are first introduced.

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instanceOf act of a play ⓘ
associatedMovement Enlightenment literature ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ⓘ
dramaticFunction establishment of central conflicts ⓘ
exposition ⓘ
introduction of main characters ⓘ
followedBy Act II ⓘ
follows no previous act ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
hasDramaticConflict Tellheim’s wounded honor versus Minna’s loyalty ⓘ
hasLanguageStyle 18th-century High German ⓘ
intendedAudience theatergoers ⓘ
introducesCharacter Franziska ⓘ
Innkeeper ⓘ
Just ⓘ
Major von Tellheim ⓘ
Minna von Barnhelm ⓘ
introducesMotif financial hardship of soldiers ⓘ
misplaced suspicion ⓘ
introducesWork Minna von Barnhelm ⓘ
literaryForm dramatic dialogue ⓘ
locatedInWork opening of Minna von Barnhelm’s printed editions ⓘ
medium theatrical text ⓘ
narrativeRole opening section of the play ⓘ
originalTitleOfWork Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück ⓘ
linked to: Minna von Barnhelm
originalWorkPublicationYear 1767 ⓘ
partOf Minna von Barnhelm ⓘ
partOfGenreDefiningWork German Enlightenment comedy ⓘ
positionInSeries first act ⓘ
precededBy none ⓘ
primaryMediumOfPerformance stage ⓘ
setsUp central conflict between honor and love ⓘ
misunderstandings between Minna and Tellheim ⓘ
setting an inn in post–Seven Years’ War Germany ⓘ
structureFeature comic misunderstandings ⓘ
dialogue-driven scenes ⓘ
theme honor ⓘ
love ⓘ
misunderstanding ⓘ
social status ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted shortly after the Seven Years’ War ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
lightly satirical ⓘ
workLanguage German ⓘ
workOfAuthor Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ⓘ

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