Act III: The ball and Odile’s deception

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Act III: The ball and Odile’s deception is the pivotal ballroom scene in Swan Lake where the sorcerer’s daughter Odile, disguised as Odette, tricks Prince Siegfried into betraying his true love.

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Act III: The ball and Odile’s deception canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of ballet ⓘ
scene in Swan Lake ⓘ
associatedWithCharacterType Odette as White Swan ⓘ
linked to: Odette

Odile as Black Swan ⓘ
audienceImpact reveals the depth of Siegfried’s tragic error ⓘ
centralConflict betrayal of Odette ⓘ
centralEvent Odile deceives Prince Siegfried ⓘ
Prince Siegfried mistakenly pledges love to Odile ⓘ
containsDanceNumber Black Swan Pas de Deux ⓘ
Prince Siegfried’s variation ⓘ
coda of the Black Swan Pas de Deux ⓘ
national dances at the ball ⓘ
dramaticClimax Siegfried swears eternal love to Odile ⓘ
dramaticConsequence Rothbart gains power over Odette ⓘ
Siegfried breaks his vow to Odette ⓘ
emotionalTone dramatic ⓘ
tense ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
featuresCharacter Odette ⓘ
Odile ⓘ
Prince Siegfried ⓘ
linked to: Siegfried

Rothbart ⓘ
focusesOnRelationship Prince Siegfried and Odette ⓘ
Prince Siegfried and Odile ⓘ
hasActNumber Act III ⓘ
importanceInRepertoire one of the most famous scenes in classical ballet ⓘ
includesCharacterAction Rothbart presents Odile at the ball ⓘ
Siegfried chooses Odile as his bride ⓘ
Siegfried publicly vows fidelity ⓘ
involvesDisguise Odile disguised as Odette ⓘ
involvesMagic Rothbart’s enchantment ⓘ
keyPlotDevice magical disguise ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ
leadsTo Siegfried’s remorse in the following act ⓘ
narrativeFunction pivotal turning point in Swan Lake ⓘ
sets up the tragic climax of Swan Lake ⓘ
occursAfter Act II of Swan Lake ⓘ
occursBefore Act IV of Swan Lake ⓘ
oftenHighlightedBy Black Swan Pas de Deux virtuosity ⓘ
partOf Swan Lake ⓘ
setting royal ballroom ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
deception ⓘ
false identity ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ
visualContrast dark, seductive Odile versus pure, ethereal Odette ⓘ

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Swan Lake → hasAct → Act III: The ball and Odile’s deception ⓘ