Lady Waldemar
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Lady Waldemar is a manipulative and socially ambitious aristocratic woman in Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s verse-novel "Aurora Leigh," serving as a foil to the heroine’s ideals.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Waldemar canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic woman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Aurora Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | poetic narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class and social status
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marriage and power ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
manipulative
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socially ambitious ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Aurora Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Elizabeth Barrett Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1856 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodOfWork | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | verse-novel ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for advantageous marriage
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desire for social advancement ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to critique worldly ambition
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to oppose the heroine’s ideals ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
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foil to Aurora Leigh ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| workAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| workGenre | Victorian verse-novel ⓘ |
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