Segismundo

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Segismundo is the conflicted prince of Poland in Calderón de la Barca’s play "La vida es sueño," whose struggle between fate and free will embodies the work’s central philosophical themes.

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Label Occurrences
Segismundo canonical 12
imprisons his son Segismundo from birth 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn La vida es sueño
associatedWithTheme dream versus reality
fate
free will
honor
moral responsibility
centralCharacterOf La vida es sueño
createdBy Pedro Calderón de la Barca
decidesTo act justly even if life is a dream
dramaticArc from brutality to self-mastery
dramaticFunction protagonist
tragic hero
experiences prophecy of tyranny
famousLine ¿Qué es la vida? Un frenesí.
¿Qué es la vida? Una ilusión, una sombra, una ficción.
father Basilio
fatherOccupation king of Poland
firstAppearance premiere of La vida es sueño circa 1635
firstAppearanceCentury 17th century
gender male
guardedBy Clotaldo
imprisonedBy Basilio
initialCharacterTraits impulsive
violent
languageOfWork Spanish
laterCharacterTraits merciful
philosophical
self-controlled
literaryPeriod Spanish Golden Age
mother Polish queen
nationalityInFiction Polish
position prince of Poland
raisedIn isolation
tower
relationshipWith Astolfo
Basilio
Clotaldo
Estrella
Rosaura
roleIn play La vida es sueño
subjectOf philosophical monologues
symbolizes human struggle between fate and freedom
uncertainty of reality
tests capacity for virtue when believing life is a dream

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La vida es sueño mainCharacter Segismundo
La vida es sueño protagonist Segismundo
Basilio hasChild Segismundo
Basilio decision imprisons his son Segismundo from birth
linked to: Segismundo
Basilio conflictWith Segismundo
Rosaura meets Segismundo
Rosaura protectedBy Segismundo
Rosaura alliedWith Segismundo
Clotaldo relationshipWith Segismundo
Clarín interactsWith Segismundo
Astolfo appearsAlongside Segismundo
Sigismund hasSpanishForm Segismundo
Sigismund hasPortugueseForm Segismundo