Tom Rakewell

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Tom Rakewell is the fictional protagonist of Igor Stravinsky’s opera "The Rake’s Progress," whose moral decline and eventual ruin exemplify the archetypal 18th-century rake.

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Tom Rakewell canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
appearsIn The Rake’s Progress
linked to: The Rake's Progress
createdBy Chester Kallman
Igor Stravinsky
W. H. Auden
endsUpIn Bedlam
exemplifies eventual ruin
moral decline
the archetypal rake
firstPerformanceOfWork 1951
hasArtForm opera
hasCharacterArchetype 18th-century rake
rake
hasFiancée Anne Trulove
hasFinalState insanity
hasGenre neoclassical opera
hasLanguageOfWork English
hasMedium stage
hasMoralAlignment morally weak
hasNationalityInFiction English
hasRoleInNarrative protagonist
hasTheme faithfulness versus infidelity
free will and fate
temptation
hasVoiceType tenor
hasWorkType opera
inherits a mysterious fortune
inspiredBy William Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress
the 18th-century rake figure
isTemptedBy Nick Shadow
librettoBy Chester Kallman
W. H. Auden
livesIn London
linked to: London, England
makesPactWith Nick Shadow
marries Baba the Turk
movesTo London
linked to: London, England
musicBy Igor Stravinsky
occupationInPlot idle heir
protagonistOf The Rake’s Progress
linked to: The Rake's Progress
rejects Anne Trulove
setInPeriod 18th century
symbolizes moral irresponsibility
the consequences of hedonism
the dangers of sudden wealth
undergoes corruption by vice
descent into madness
loss of fortune

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The Rake's Progress mainCharacter Tom Rakewell
The Rake’s Progress hasProtagonist Tom Rakewell
Anne Trulove pursues Tom Rakewell
Nick Shadow tempts Tom Rakewell
Baba the Turk spouseOf Tom Rakewell
Sellem associatedWithCharacter Tom Rakewell