Hagen

Summary

Dominique Pagani discusses Hagen mainly in the 2021 sessions devoted to Götterdämmerung, where he presents him as Alberich's son and Gunther's evil counsellor, the darkest character in the Ring cycle1. He follows his role in the plot closely: Hagen schemes to use the potion of forgetfulness that makes Siegfried forget Brünnhilde2. He learns where Siegfried is vulnerable3, gives him the drink that restores his memory, then kills him with a spear thrust4. He then kills Gunther and, reaching for the ring, is dragged to the depths by the Rhinemaidens5. Dominique Pagani does not stop at the story: he sees in Hagen the vengeance of the world below, the force of the repressed6. He also points out that the Nibelungenlied is said to warn against evil counsellors7. As early as 2014, he notes that Hagen wants to convict Siegfried of perjury before killing him8. In 2019, he describes Hagen's pact as the start of the Ring's massacre9.

1. 1#9.18 Twilight of the Gods, or from repetition to liberation3 Apr 2021 · 1:29:27
2. 2#9.19 Twilight of the Gods, or from repetition to liberation (part 2)14 Apr 2021 · 11:32
3. 3#9.14 How can sciences of history be real?5 Feb 2021 · 43:42
4. 4#9.19 Twilight of the Gods, or from repetition to liberation (part 2)14 Apr 2021 · 24:50
5. 5#9.19 Twilight of the Gods, or from repetition to liberation (part 2)14 Apr 2021 · 1:22:27
6. 6#9.18 Twilight of the Gods, or from repetition to liberation3 Apr 2021 · 1:50:37
7. 7#9.15 How can sciences of history be real?18 Feb 2021 · 1:18:09
8. 8M for Music27 Dec 2014 · 9:37
9. 9“What threatens societies are the men and women who benefit from the exploitation of others”12 Mar 2019 · 1:51:43

Summary produced automatically from 9 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.