Narrative Role

• CURIE: gmeow:NarrativeRole
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/NarrativeRole
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/narrative
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

A character's narratological function — an OPEN value vocabulary (protagonist, antagonist, mentor, foil, narrator, confidant, love interest, trickster, …), Propp/Greimas-informed but never closed: traditions disagree about the role inventory itself (Principle 9). A role is a FUNCTION RELATIVE TO A SCOPE, not an intrinsic property — carried by the RoleInNarrative relator, never by typing the character.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:NarrativeRole as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.