Mrs. Elton

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Mrs. Elton is a supporting character in Terence Rattigan’s play and its film adaptations "The Deep Blue Sea," representing the conventional, judgmental middle-class society surrounding the troubled heroine.

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Mrs. Elton canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
supporting character
appearsIn The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea
surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (film adaptations)

The Deep Blue Sea
surface form: The Deep Blue Sea (play)
associatedWithTheme conformity
moral judgment
social respectability
characterType middle-class woman
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Terence Rattigan
genreOfWork drama
tragedy
hasSocialClass middle class
languageOfWork English
medium film
theatre
narrativeFunction contrasts with the troubled heroine Hester Collyer
opposes Hester Collyer’s emotional and social transgressions
partOf supporting cast of The Deep Blue Sea
represents conventional social norms
external social pressures on Hester Collyer
roleInNarrative represents conventional middle-class society
represents judgmental middle-class attitudes
setIn post-war British society

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The Deep Blue Sea character Mrs. Elton