What Is Art? · Character
Hagen
Villain in Wagner's Götterdämmerung, from the Ring cycle.
minor
First appearance: i
Hagen's tie to Siegfried is one of the pressures that moves What Is Art?—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The king's wicked brother who plots to obtain the ring and kills Siegfried.
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With Siegfried (rivalry): Hagen is Siegfried's antagonist, plotting his betrayal and murder. In III: The king's wicked brother who plots…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Referenced thinkers and artists
- Wagner's Ring characters
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Siegfried
rivalry · negative
Hagen is Siegfried's antagonist, plotting his betrayal and murder. How this plays out →
Relationship notes
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