Madame de Merret
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Madame de Merret is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s story “La Grande Bretèche,” known as a tragic, secretive noblewoman whose hidden love affair leads to a horrifying act of vengeance and lifelong remorse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | La Grande Bretèche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCycle | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
adultery
ⓘ
confinement ⓘ guilt ⓘ remorse ⓘ secrecy ⓘ tragic love ⓘ vengeance ⓘ |
| causeOfRemorse | complicity in the lover’s entombment ⓘ |
| centralConflict | hidden love affair discovered by her husband ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
passionate
ⓘ
remorseful ⓘ secretive ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalOutcome | lifelong remorse ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | La Grande Bretèche (house in Vendôme) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | La Grande Bretèche by Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLover | Spanish officer ⓘ |
| husbandAction | orders the walling up of the hiding place ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century French literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central figure of the backstory in La Grande Bretèche ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| partOfWorkType | short story character ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithSpanishOfficer | adulterous love affair GENERATED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| spouse | Monsieur de Merret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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