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2 | A "closet drama" by Creator/LordByron. It is written as a play but probably not intended by the author to actually be performed on the stage, as it would be hard to stage without AdaptationDecay. |
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4 | The [[CharacterTitle eponymous]] Manfred is a Swiss nobleman with the magic power to summon spirits. He is thoroughly miserable over [[TheLostLenore the loss of one Astarte]], and tries to contact her to find out whether (1) she is in heaven, (2) he will ever be reunited with her, and (3) whether his sufferings will ever end. |
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6 | !! ''Manfred'' contains examples of the following tropes: |
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8 | * AuthorTract: At least a little bit. |
9 | * ByronicHero: Manfred is a classic example and TropeNamer. |
10 | * CanNotSpitItOut: Manfred spends a good chunk of the play telling one character or another that he can't explain what has made him so miserable. |
11 | * ComplimentBackfire: One evil spirit says of him, in apparent sincere admiration, [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame "Had he been one of us, he would have been an awful spirit."]] |
12 | * DealWithTheDevil: Defied: Manfred makes clear he got his power from the study of nature, not from selling his soul. In the final scene, demons show up to [[DraggedOffToHell drag Manfred to hell]] under the mistaken impression that he is a Myth/{{Faust}} {{Expy}}. |
13 | * GodOfEvil: Arimanes. Manfred doesn't [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu deck him]] but he certainly stands up to him. |
14 | * ICannotSelfTerminate: Although Manfred is doing his best. |
15 | * LargeHam: Manfred himself. The Chamois Hunter calls him on it. |
16 | * TheLostLenore: All over the place. |
17 | * MagicMisfire: Manfred doesn't do very well when summoning spirits. |
18 | * NoodleIncident: Played for drama: It is never explained exactly what happened, but heavily implies that Astarte was Manfred's sister, maybe even twin, and that she was DrivenToSuicide over BrotherSisterIncest. |
19 | * PatrickStewartSpeech: Delivered by Manfred to the demons that want to take him to hell. |
20 | * ShoutOutToShakespeare: To ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''. |
21 | * ShutUpHannibal: Manfred towards the demons. |
22 | ** The demons are so chastened by this that they [[ExitVillainStageLeft exit stage left.]] |
23 | * SquishyWizard: Averted. Manfred casually wanders over pinnacles of the Alps where even chamois hunters fear to tread. |
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