Sir James Chettam
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Sir James Chettam is a well-meaning, conservative country landowner in George Eliot’s *Middlemarch*, notable for his unrequited love for Dorothea Brooke and his role as a foil to her more idealistic ambitions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baronet
ⓘ
country landowner ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Middlemarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Middlemarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brotherInLawOf | Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caresFor | tenants ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conservative
ⓘ
kind ⓘ practical ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| concernedWith | estate management ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Dorothea Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Casaubon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies | conventional domestic ideals ⓘ |
| firstAppearsIn | Book I of Middlemarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEstate | Freshitt Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWithCasaubon | rival suitor to Dorothea GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWithCelia | husband GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWithDorothea | suitor GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Celia Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFoilTo |
Dorothea Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Casaubon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterDevotionDirectedTo | Celia Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationYear | 1871–1872 ⓘ |
| loveIsUnrequited | Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marries | Celia Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foil to Dorothea’s idealism
ⓘ
represents traditional landed gentry values ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| perceivesAsIdealWife | Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAttitude | Tory-leaning ⓘ |
| politicalRole | local magistrate ⓘ |
| proposesMarriageTo | Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesNear | Tipton Grange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional town of Middlemarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| supports |
Brooke family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celia Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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