Grace Melbury
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Grace Melbury is a central character in Thomas Hardy’s novel "The Woodlanders," whose education and social aspirations create tension with her rural origins and relationships.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Woodlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkByAuthorFromCountry | Thomas Hardy from England ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Little Hintock
NERFINISHED
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rural Wessex (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToPlotElement |
exploration of women’s limited choices in marriage
ⓘ
love triangle with Giles Winterborne and Edred Fitzpiers ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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dutiful ⓘ educated ⓘ impressionable ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| conflict |
struggle between romantic feeling and social ambition
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tension between loyalty to rural roots and attraction to higher social status ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thomas Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | boarding school (fictional, unspecified) ⓘ |
| fatherDaughterDynamic | subject to George Melbury’s social ambitions ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Woodlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Woodlanders (1887) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Victorian literature character ⓘ |
| hasBackground | rural ⓘ |
| hasFather | George Melbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest |
Edred Fitzpiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giles Winterborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Edred Fitzpiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English (original work) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorThemeInvolvement |
class mobility
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conflict between rural life and refinement ⓘ education and social aspiration ⓘ marital disillusionment ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | gentlewoman ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithEdredFitzpiers | husband and wife GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithGilesWinterborne |
childhood friend
GENERATED
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former fiancée GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Edred Fitzpiers
NERFINISHED
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Giles Winterborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | middle class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the clash between nature and culture
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the costs of social aspiration ⓘ |
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