Madame Claës
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Madame Claës is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Recherche de l’absolu," embodying the emotional and moral counterpoint to her husband’s obsessive scientific quest.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balzac character
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female character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La Recherche de l’absolu
NERFINISHED
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La Recherche de l’absolu (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLiteraryCycle | Scènes de la vie privée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSectionOf | Études philosophiques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkCycle | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | realist novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
devoted wife
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dutiful mother ⓘ emotionally sensitive ⓘ long‑suffering ⓘ morally steadfast ⓘ pious ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Claës NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central figure in La Recherche de l’absolu
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emotional counterpoint to Balthazar Claës ⓘ moral counterpoint to Balthazar Claës ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Balthazar Claës NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
conflict between family duty and scientific obsession
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domestic tragedy ⓘ marital loyalty ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | Balthazar Claës’s obsessive scientific ambition ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to embody traditional family and religious values
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to highlight the human cost of Balthazar Claës’s quest for the absolute ⓘ |
| setIn | Flemish bourgeois milieu ⓘ |
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