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* CerberusSyndrome: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that there's still tons of comedy, but the story ''does'' get more dramatic and tragic when Coppelius makes his entrance in Act II.
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* CerberusSyndrome: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] CerebusSyndrome: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, in that there's still tons of comedy, but the story ''does'' get more dramatic and tragic when Coppelius makes his entrance in Act II.
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* CerberusSyndrome: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that there's still tons of comedy, but the story ''does'' get more dramatic and tragic when Coppelius makes his entrance in Act II.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The dolls just appear to be oversized toys when activated by Swanhilda and her friends, but they end up becoming actual antagonists who manage to capture Franz.
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* RobotMaster: In the original story, Coppelius only made the eyes of one robot. Here however, he not only built [[spoiler: Coppelia]] all by himself, but she's just the crown juwel in a large collection of automatons.
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* FollowTheLeader: According to the website ''[[https://www.shomler.com/dance/coppelia/ct.htmShomler]]'', ''Coppelia'' was the first ballet to incorporate folk dance, which later became a mainstay in the medium.
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* FollowTheLeader: According to the website ''[[https://www.shomler.com/dance/coppelia/ct.htmShomler]]'', htm Shomler]]'', ''Coppelia'' was the first ballet to incorporate folk dance, which later became a mainstay in the medium.
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* RoleReprisal: An interesting example. Robert Helpmann (of Film/ChittyChittyBangBang fame) played Coppelius in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDACP8SaQ4Q 1957 BBC TV adaptation,]] having already played a different version of the same character in the 1951 film version of Theatre/TheTalesOfHoffmann.
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* PerspectiveFlip: The story is mostly told from Swanhilda's point of view, whereas Literature/TheSandman followed her counterpart's fiancė. (Though the stories are [[AdaptationInspiration so different]] that the tropes usually associated with this don't apply here.)
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* PerspectiveFlip: The story is mostly told from Swanhilda's point of view, whereas Literature/TheSandman followed her counterpart's fiancė. (Though the stories are [[AdaptationInspiration so different]] that the tropes usually associated with this don't apply here.really apply.)
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* BadassLongRobe: Worn by Coppelius when he attempts his magic ritual.
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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The ballet takes cultural inspiration from various countries, and while some productions ''try'' to give it a proper (inconsistent) setting, many don't make it more specific than "old rural central Europe."
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* EinsteinHair: Coppelius is often depicted with this.
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--> '''[[https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/3628-coppelia-question-2-who-is-coppelius/Forum poster]]:''' The Royal used to have a way of softening the ending and making a "well-made play" out of the story, by, instead of having Coppelius grabbing the money and running, taking the purse upstage when he sat on a bench, glumly contemplating it. As the divertissement continued, and mostly in the breaks between numbers, byplay happened with the town children - "What's the matter, mister?" "My baby has died!" "Oh, you poor man, Mommy, Daddy, come help this poor man - he just lost a child!" After awhile, Coppelius was inviting the townspeople in, light was seen lit in the shop, happy families were admiring, and ''PURCHASING'' the Doctor's lesser former creations, and Coppelius joins in the final toast to the happy couple of Swanhilda and Franz by sending down a hook on a string to claim his glass of wine - carrying a real little girl in his arm, and the parents patting him on the back, and coveting his attention, like a favorite old uncle come back from nowhere!
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--> '''[[https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/3628-coppelia-question-2-who-is-coppelius/Forum com/topic/3628-coppelia-question-2-who-is-coppelius/ Forum poster]]:''' The Royal used to have a way of softening the ending and making a "well-made play" out of the story, by, instead of having Coppelius grabbing the money and running, taking the purse upstage when he sat on a bench, glumly contemplating it. As the divertissement continued, and mostly in the breaks between numbers, byplay happened with the town children - "What's the matter, mister?" "My baby has died!" "Oh, you poor man, Mommy, Daddy, come help this poor man - he just lost a child!" After awhile, Coppelius was inviting the townspeople in, light was seen lit in the shop, happy families were admiring, and ''PURCHASING'' the Doctor's lesser former creations, and Coppelius joins in the final toast to the happy couple of Swanhilda and Franz by sending down a hook on a string to claim his glass of wine - carrying a real little girl in his arm, and the parents patting him on the back, and coveting his attention, like a favorite old uncle come back from nowhere!
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* RevisedEnding: While many different interpretations of the story exist, ''The Royal'' did one of the most drastic changes to Act III:
--> '''[[https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/3628-coppelia-question-2-who-is-coppelius/Forum poster]]:''' The Royal used to have a way of softening the ending and making a "well-made play" out of the story, by, instead of having Coppelius grabbing the money and running, taking the purse upstage when he sat on a bench, glumly contemplating it. As the divertissement continued, and mostly in the breaks between numbers, byplay happened with the town children - "What's the matter, mister?" "My baby has died!" "Oh, you poor man, Mommy, Daddy, come help this poor man - he just lost a child!" After awhile, Coppelius was inviting the townspeople in, light was seen lit in the shop, happy families were admiring, and ''PURCHASING'' the Doctor's lesser former creations, and Coppelius joins in the final toast to the happy couple of Swanhilda and Franz by sending down a hook on a string to claim his glass of wine - carrying a real little girl in his arm, and the parents patting him on the back, and coveting his attention, like a favorite old uncle come back from nowhere!
--> '''[[https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/3628-coppelia-question-2-who-is-coppelius/Forum poster]]:''' The Royal used to have a way of softening the ending and making a "well-made play" out of the story, by, instead of having Coppelius grabbing the money and running, taking the purse upstage when he sat on a bench, glumly contemplating it. As the divertissement continued, and mostly in the breaks between numbers, byplay happened with the town children - "What's the matter, mister?" "My baby has died!" "Oh, you poor man, Mommy, Daddy, come help this poor man - he just lost a child!" After awhile, Coppelius was inviting the townspeople in, light was seen lit in the shop, happy families were admiring, and ''PURCHASING'' the Doctor's lesser former creations, and Coppelius joins in the final toast to the happy couple of Swanhilda and Franz by sending down a hook on a string to claim his glass of wine - carrying a real little girl in his arm, and the parents patting him on the back, and coveting his attention, like a favorite old uncle come back from nowhere!
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* AntropomorphicPersonification: During the cermony in Act III, when the new church bell is presented, personifications of Dawn, Prayer, War and Discord (all things the tolling of said bell might announce) appear. ([[AdaptedOut Whether or not all of them actually appear depends on the production.]])
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* AntropomorphicPersonification: AnthropomorphicPersonification: During the cermony in Act III, when the new church bell is presented, personifications of Dawn, Prayer, War and Discord (all things the tolling of said bell might announce) appear. ([[AdaptedOut Whether or not all of them actually appear depends on the production.]])
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* FollowTheLeader: According to the website ''[[https://www.shomler.com/dance/coppelia/ct.htmShomler]]'', ''Coppelia'' was the first ballet to incorporate folk dance, which later became a mainstay in the medium.
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* BuyThemOff: In some productions, Coppelius is given money in Act III as a compensation for the damage our protagonists caused in his workshop.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: In some productions, Swanhilda's friends all wear the same outfit, while Swanhilda herself wears a similar costume in brighter colors to make her stand out. This is also done with Franz and the other guys in the village.
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* BecomeARealBoy: What Doctor Coppelius attempts with [[spoiler: Coppelia.]] Despite appearances, it doesn't work.
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* LifeEnergy: Coppelius tries to steal Franz's life energy to bring [[spoiler: Coppelia]] to life. It only ''appears'' to work because at this point, [[spoiler: "Coppelia" is actually Swanhilda.]]
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* AdaptationalVimp: Coppelius goes from being TheDreaded to being a meek IneffectualSympatheticVillain who fails with all his plans, [[ButtMonkey gets mugged by a local gang of youngsters,]] and is intiminated by Swanhilda, [[CryForTheDevil who can't help but feel a little bad for the poor man]] once his dreams are utterly shattered.
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* AdaptationalVimp: AdaptationalWimp: Coppelius goes from being TheDreaded to being a meek IneffectualSympatheticVillain who fails with all his plans, [[ButtMonkey gets mugged by a local gang of youngsters,]] and is intiminated by Swanhilda, [[CryForTheDevil who can't help but feel a little bad for the poor man]] once his dreams are utterly shattered.
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* SlippingAMickey: Coppelius offers Franz a drink, and spikes it with a sleeping agent when he isn't looking. The doctor then pretends to drink, [[PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo while secretly pouring the contents of his goblet into his drink-serving robot.]]
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* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: It is Swanhilda who is TheProtagonist, not Coppelia. (Granted, the former ''does'' spend most of Act II impersonating the former.)
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* CompositeCharacter: Coppelius is based on two characters from Literature/TheSandman: Coppelius (the BigBad), and Spallanzani (the father of Olimpia/Coppelia).
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* CompositeCharacter: Coppelius is based on two characters from Literature/TheSandman: Coppelius (the BigBad), and Spallanzani (the father of Olimpia/Coppelia).[[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Olimpia/Coppelia]]).
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: EverybodyLives here. [[spoiler: Nathaniel/Franz]] wasn't as lucky in the original story.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Most of the cast. Swanhilda, Franz and Coppelia were originally called Clara, Nathaniel and Olimpia, respectively. Coppelius is the only character who gets to keep his original name.
* CompositeCharacter: Coppelius is based on two characters from Literature/TheSandman: Coppelius (the BigBad), and Spallanzani (the father of Olimpia/Coppelia).
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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one. [[SubvertedTropeSubverted]] in that she's not exactly an AlphaBitch.
* GrumpyOldMan: Doctor Coppelius, though he's ''still'' an AdaptationalNiceGuy compared to his literary namesake, who was a JerkAss ChildHater and possibly a murderous HumanoidAbomination. At the very least, [[EvenEvilHaveLovedOnes he seems to geniunly care for Coppelia.]]
* GrumpyOldMan: Doctor Coppelius, though he's ''still'' an AdaptationalNiceGuy compared to his literary namesake, who was a JerkAss ChildHater and possibly a murderous HumanoidAbomination. At the very least, [[EvenEvilHaveLovedOnes he seems to geniunly care for Coppelia.]]
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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one. [[SubvertedTropeSubverted]] [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that she's not exactly an AlphaBitch.
* GrumpyOldMan: Doctor Coppelius, though he's ''still'' an AdaptationalNiceGuy compared to his literary namesake, who was a JerkAss ChildHater and possibly a murderous HumanoidAbomination. At the very least,[[EvenEvilHaveLovedOnes [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he seems to geniunly care for Coppelia.]]
* GrumpyOldMan: Doctor Coppelius, though he's ''still'' an AdaptationalNiceGuy compared to his literary namesake, who was a JerkAss ChildHater and possibly a murderous HumanoidAbomination. At the very least,
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* BecomeARealBoy: What Doctor Coppelius attempts with [[spoiler: Coppelia.]] Despite appearances, it doesn't work.
* BrainlessBeauty: Coppelia is a literal example, [[spoiler: being a RobotGirl and all.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda is jealous. Probably justified, as her fiancé suddenly is smitten with a new girl right before Swanhilda and him are going to marry.
* CrosscastRole: In the original production, the role of Franz was played by a woman in drag.
* BrainlessBeauty: Coppelia is a literal example, [[spoiler: being a RobotGirl and all.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda is jealous. Probably justified, as her fiancé suddenly is smitten with a new girl right before Swanhilda and him are going to marry.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda is jealous. Probably justified, as her fiancé suddenly is smitten with a new girl right before Swanhilda and him are going to marry.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Franz, for Coppelia. Evaporates when [[spoiler:he finds out that she's just a doll.]]
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* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Coppelia. [[spoiler: As Coppelius's creation.]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: Franz, for Coppelia. Evaporates when [[spoiler:he finds out that she's just a doll.]]
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* RobotGirl: [[spoiler: Coppelia.]]
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Franz, for Coppelia. Evaporates when [[spoiler:he finds out that she's just a doll.]]
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Coppelia. [[spoiler: As Coppelius's creation.]]
* PerspectiveFlip: The story is mostly told from Swanhilda's point of view, whereas Literature/TheSandman followed her counterpart's fiancė. (Though the stories are [[AdaptationInspiration so different]] that the tropes usually associated with this don't apply here.)
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda is jealous. Probably justified, as her boyfriend suddenly shows interest in a new girl right before they're going to marry.
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Franz is preparing for his wedding to his sweetheart, Swanhilda, when he glances into the upper story windows of the house of the reclusive Doctor Coppelius. Inside, he sees the most beautiful girl he has ever laid eyes on -- Coppelia, the doctor's daughter, and falls at once in love. Forgetting Swanhilda, he sneaks into the Doctor's house to woo his new love. However, Coppelius has more than a few secrets hiding in his home... and Swanhilda is by no means going to take her lover's abandonment lying down! So she decides to check on this mysterious love rival, and in her quest she finds out about more than one shocking truth -- and the truth behind Coppelia and her father.
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Franz is preparing for his wedding to his sweetheart, Swanhilda, when he glances into the upper story windows of the house of the reclusive Doctor Coppelius. Inside, he sees the most beautiful girl he has ever laid eyes on -- Coppelia, on--Coppelia, the doctor's daughter, and falls in love at once in love.once. Forgetting Swanhilda, he sneaks into the Doctor's house to woo his new love. However, Coppelius has more than a few secrets hiding in his home... and Swanhilda is by no means going to take her lover's abandonment lying down! So she decides to check on this mysterious love rival, and in her quest she finds out about more than one shocking truth -- and truth--and the truth behind Coppelia and her father.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda, somewhat. Though let's be fair, if your boyfriend suddenly showed interest in a new girl right before you guys are gonna marry, you'd be jealous too.
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* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Coppelia. [[spoiler: As Coppelius's creation.]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, [[spoiler: and bringing his "daughter" to life]] -- at any cost. He is, however, FAR nicer than his incarnation in the original "Sandman", where [[spoiler: he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and [[EyeScream rip out the eyes of children]].]]
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*[[spoiler: RoboticReveal]]: RoboticReveal: Inverted and then played straight: [[spoiler:at the end of Act II, Swanhilda reveals her true identity to Coppelius; then she pulls out the real Coppelia from behind the curtain, showing Franz that his recent infatuation is... well, only a doll.]]
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* {{Tsundere}}: Swanhilda
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%%ZCE * {{Tsundere}}: Swanhilda
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Franz is preparing for his wedding to his sweetheart, Swanhilda, when he glances into the upper story windows of the house of the reclusive Doctor Coppelius. Inside, he sees the most beautiful girl he has ever laid eyes on -- Coppelia, the doctor's daughter, and falls at once in love. Forgetting Swanhilda, he sneaks into the Doctor's house to woo his new love. However, Coppelius has more than a few secrets hiding in his home... and Swanhilda is by no means going to take her lover's abandonment lying down!
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Franz is preparing for his wedding to his sweetheart, Swanhilda, when he glances into the upper story windows of the house of the reclusive Doctor Coppelius. Inside, he sees the most beautiful girl he has ever laid eyes on -- Coppelia, the doctor's daughter, and falls at once in love. Forgetting Swanhilda, he sneaks into the Doctor's house to woo his new love. However, Coppelius has more than a few secrets hiding in his home... and Swanhilda is by no means going to take her lover's abandonment lying down!
down! So she decides to check on this mysterious love rival, and in her quest she finds out about more than one shocking truth -- and the truth behind Coppelia and her father.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda, somewhat. Though let's be fair, if your boyfriend suddenly showed interest in a new girl, you'd be jealous too.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda, somewhat. Though let's be fair, if your boyfriend suddenly showed interest in a new girl, girl right before you guys are gonna marry, you'd be jealous too.
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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one, though she's not necessarily an AlphaBitch
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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one, though she's not necessarily an AlphaBitchAlphaBitch.
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, [[spoiler: and bringing his "daughter" to life]] -- at any cost. He is, however, FAR nicer than his incarnation in the original "Sandman", where he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and [[EyeScream rip out the eyes of children.]]
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, [[spoiler: and bringing his "daughter" to life]] -- at any cost. He is, however, FAR nicer than his incarnation in the original "Sandman", where [[spoiler: he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and [[EyeScream rip out the eyes of children.children]].]]
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* PygmalionPlot: Arguable, but Coppelius seems to be quite infatuated with his creation.
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* [[spoiler: PygmalionPlot: Arguable, but Coppelius seems to be quite infatuated with his creation.]]
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* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: most notably when Swanhilda and her friends all dare each other into sneaking into Coppelius's house and messing around with his stuff.
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* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: most Most notably when Swanhilda and her friends all dare each other into sneaking into Coppelius's house and messing around with his stuff.
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* BecomeARealBoy: What Doctor Coppelius attempts with Coppelia. Needless to say, it fails miserably.
* BrainlessBeauty: Coppelia is a literal example
* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda, somewhat
* BrainlessBeauty: Coppelia is a literal example
* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda, somewhat
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* BecomeARealBoy: [[spoiler: BecomeARealBoy]]: What Doctor Coppelius attempts with Coppelia. Needless to say, it fails miserably.
* BrainlessBeauty: Coppelia is a literalexample
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda,somewhatsomewhat. Though let's be fair, if your boyfriend suddenly showed interest in a new girl, you'd be jealous too.
* BrainlessBeauty: Coppelia is a literal
* ClingyJealousGirl: Swanhilda,
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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has one
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* GirlPosse: Swanhilda has oneone, though she's not necessarily an AlphaBitch
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* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Coppelia
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, and bringing his "daughter" to life -- at any cost. He is, however, far far nicer than his incarnation in the original "Sandman", where he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and rip out the eyes of children.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, and bringing his "daughter" to life -- at any cost. He is, however, far far nicer than his incarnation in the original "Sandman", where he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and rip out the eyes of children.
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* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Coppelia
Coppelia. [[spoiler: As Coppelius's creation.]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, [[spoiler: and bringing his "daughter" tolife life]] -- at any cost. He is, however, far far FAR nicer than his incarnation in the original "Sandman", where he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and [[EyeScream rip out the eyes of children.]]
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, [[spoiler: and bringing his "daughter" to
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* PluckyGirl: Swanhilda.
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* PluckyGirl: Swanhilda.Swanhilda, unwilling to take Franz's sudden abandonment down [[spoiler: and desert him when it turns out that he's in danger of losing his own soul.]]
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* RobotGirl: Coppelia
* RoboticReveal: Inverted and then played straight: [[spoiler:at the end of Act II, Swanhilda reveals her true identity to Coppelius; then she pulls out the real Coppelia from behind the curtain, showing Franz that his recent infatuation is only a doll.]]
* RoboticReveal: Inverted and then played straight: [[spoiler:at the end of Act II, Swanhilda reveals her true identity to Coppelius; then she pulls out the real Coppelia from behind the curtain, showing Franz that his recent infatuation is only a doll.]]
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* [[spoiler: RobotGirl: Coppelia
Coppelia]]
*RoboticReveal: [[spoiler: RoboticReveal]]: Inverted and then played straight: [[spoiler:at the end of Act II, Swanhilda reveals her true identity to Coppelius; then she pulls out the real Coppelia from behind the curtain, showing Franz that his recent infatuation is is... well, only a doll.]]
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* LighterAndSofter: The ballet is a light-hearted comedy, whereas the original ETA Hoffman story is a horror story and a tragedy.
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* LighterAndSofter: The ballet is a light-hearted comedy, whereas the original ETA Hoffman E. T. A. Hoffmann story is a horror story and a tragedy.
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''Coppelia'' is a ballet based on "The Sandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.
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''Coppelia'' is a ballet based on "The Sandman" "Literature/TheSandman" by Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, and bringing his "daughter" to life -- at any cost. He is, however, far far nicer than his incarnation in the original ''Sandman,'' where was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and rip out the eyes of children.
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Coppelius, a hermit who slaves over his dedication to his perfectly lifelike dolls, and bringing his "daughter" to life -- at any cost. He is, however, far far nicer than his incarnation in the original ''Sandman,'' "Sandman", where he was (probably) the Sandman himself, and liked nothing better than to drive men mad and rip out the eyes of children.
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''Coppelia'' is a ballet based on ''The Sandman'' by E. T. A. Hoffman, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.
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''Coppelia'' is a ballet based on ''The Sandman'' "The Sandman" by E. T. A. Hoffman, Creator/ETAHoffmann, with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and music by Léo Delibes.
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