Princess Nekayah

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Princess Nekayah is a reflective and inquisitive royal figure in Samuel Johnson’s philosophical tale "Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia," whose experiences and observations help explore themes of happiness, duty, and human nature.

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Princess Nekayah canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
princess ⓘ
appearsIn Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Imlac ⓘ
Pekuah ⓘ
characterTrait inquisitive ⓘ
philosophically minded ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
thoughtful ⓘ
creator Samuel Johnson ⓘ
describedBy Samuel Johnson ⓘ
familyRelation sister of Rasselas ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia ⓘ
genreOfWorkContext philosophical tale ⓘ
keyEpisode investigates the lives of married couples in Cairo ⓘ
reflects on the sorrows and disappointments of family life ⓘ
studies the education and upbringing of children ⓘ
languageOfWorkContext English ⓘ
literaryPeriodContext 18th-century English literature ⓘ
medium prose fiction ⓘ
moralFunction embodies rational inquiry into social customs ⓘ
illustrates limits of worldly schemes for happiness ⓘ
narrativeFunction explores the nature of happiness ⓘ
provides a female perspective on happiness and duty ⓘ
questions social institutions such as marriage and family ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Abyssinian ⓘ
philosophicalPosition concludes that no human condition is free from misery ⓘ
doubts that marriage can secure lasting happiness ⓘ
recognizes the universality of human suffering ⓘ
relative Rasselas ⓘ
roleInWork major character in Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia ⓘ
settingInFiction Abyssinia ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopia

Cairo ⓘ
Happy Valley ⓘ
themeInvolvement duty ⓘ
education ⓘ
family life ⓘ
happiness ⓘ
human nature ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
the condition of women ⓘ
title Princess of Abyssinia ⓘ
travelsWith Imlac ⓘ
Pekuah ⓘ
Rasselas ⓘ
workPublicationYearContext Rasselas first published in 1759 ⓘ

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

Imlac → guidesCharacter → Princess Nekayah ⓘ
Pekuah → serves → Princess Nekayah ⓘ
Pekuah → associatedWithCharacter → Princess Nekayah ⓘ
Pekuah → loyalTo → Princess Nekayah ⓘ