Tevye the Dairyman

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fictional character
gptkbp:adaptation Fiddler on the Roof
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:Tevye_and_His_Daughters
gptkbp:characterTraits humorous
philosophical
loving
resilient
devout
gptkbp:conflict cultural assimilation
poverty
marriage traditions
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Sholem_Aleichem
gptkbp:culturalSignificance representation of tradition vs modernity
symbol_of_Jewish_life
gptkbp:family gptkb:Tzeitel
Golde
Hodel
Chava
Bielke
Shprintze
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1894
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tevye the Dairyman
gptkbp:influence film
musical theater
theater
Jewish_literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:nationality Jewish
gptkbp:notableQuote “Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as a fiddler on the roof!”
“I know, I know. We are your daughters, and you are our father.”
“Money is the world's curse.”
“Tradition!”
“You can’t be a little bit pregnant.”
gptkbp:occupation dairyman
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Alfred_Molina
gptkb:Topol
gptkb:Danny_Burstein
Zero Mostel
gptkbp:relationship father
husband
gptkbp:setting Anatevka
gptkbp:theme tradition
change