Pelleas

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Pelleas is a tragic young knight in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Arthurian cycle "Idylls of the King," known for his unrequited love and disillusionment.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pelleas canonical 4
Pelléas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character
fictional character
knight
literary character
allegiance King Arthur
appearsIn Idylls of the King
The Last Tournament
associatedWith Camelot
Round Table
basedOn Pelleas (Arthurian legend)
linked to: Sir Pelleas
characterType tragic hero
conflictType moral conflict
romantic conflict
creator Alfred, Lord Tennyson
emotionallyDefinedBy unrequited devotion to Ettarre
fictionalUniverse Arthurian legend
firstAppearance Idylls of the King
gender male
languageOfWork English
literaryFunction critique of courtly love conventions
illustration of the decline of Arthur’s court
literaryMovement Arthurian revival
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
loveInterest Ettarre
medium poetry
narrativeRole symbol of corrupted chivalric ideals
nationality British (literary tradition)
notableFor disillusionment
unrequited love
occupation knight of the Round Table
portrayedAs idealistic
naive
young
theme betrayal
courtly love
disillusionment with chivalry
workAuthorNationality British

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Referenced by (5)

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

Ettarre associatedWith Pelleas
Ettarre rejectedCharacter Pelleas
Golaud relativeOf Pelléas
linked to: Pelleas