Julie d’Aiglemont

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Julie d’Aiglemont is the tragic, introspective heroine of Honoré de Balzac’s novel "La Femme de trente ans," whose life illustrates the emotional constraints and disillusionments faced by women in early 19th-century French society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
appearsIn La Femme de trente ans NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme disillusionment
female oppression
marriage
motherhood
romantic ideal versus reality
sacrifice
social conventions
belongsToWorkGenre realist novel
characterInCycle La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED
createdBy Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED
creatorMovement realism
creatorNationality French
creatorOccupation novelist
experiences emotional suffering
social constraints
unhappy marriage
firstPublicationContext La Femme de trente ans NERFINISHED
gender female
isHeroineOf La Femme de trente ans NERFINISHED
languageOfWork French
literaryPeriod 19th-century French literature
nameInFrench Julie d’Aiglemont NERFINISHED
nationality French
portrayedAs introspective
tragic heroine
represents emotional constraints faced by women in early 19th-century French society
marital disillusionment
setInPlace France NERFINISHED
setInTime early 19th century

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La Femme de trente ans mainCharacter Julie d’Aiglemont