the Simeuse twins
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The Simeuse twins are a pair of aristocratic brothers in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Une ténébreuse affaire," whose loyalty, romantic entanglements, and political persecution drive much of the story’s intrigue and tragedy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simeuse twins | 0 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrats
ⓘ
fictional characters ⓘ twin brothers ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Une ténébreuse affaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drives |
much of the story’s intrigue
ⓘ
much of the story’s tragedy ⓘ |
| familyBackground | aristocratic ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | Une ténébreuse affaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedIn | political intrigue ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonists whose fate drives the tragedy ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToEachOther | identical twins GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central characters in the intrigue ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-Revolutionary France ⓘ |
| socialStatus | nobility ⓘ |
| suffersFrom | injustice ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
loyalty
ⓘ
political persecution ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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