Cecil Vyse (A Room with a View 1985 film character)

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Cecil Vyse (A Room with a View 1985 film character) is the priggish, intellectual fiancé of Lucy Honeychurch whose snobbery and emotional coldness highlight the novel’s and film’s critique of repressed Edwardian upper-class values.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
adaptationOf Cecil Vyse (A Room with a View novel character) NERFINISHED
appearsInFilm A Room with a View (1985 film) NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre romantic drama film
romantic novel
appearsInNovel A Room with a View (novel) NERFINISHED
appearsInWork A Room with a View NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme class snobbery
conflict between intellect and passion
emotional repression
basedOnWork A Room with a View (novel) NERFINISHED
characterTrait emotionally cold
intellectual
priggish
snobbish
conflictWith George Emerson NERFINISHED
contrastedWith George Emerson NERFINISHED
createdBy E. M. Forster NERFINISHED
engagementStatusWithLucyHoneychurch broken engagement
fiancéOf Lucy Honeychurch NERFINISHED
firstAppearance A Room with a View (1908 novel) NERFINISHED
firstFilmAppearance A Room with a View (1985 film) NERFINISHED
gender male
language English
loveInterestOf Lucy Honeychurch NERFINISHED
medium film
narrativeFunction foil to George Emerson
foil to Lucy Honeychurch
nationality British
portrayedBy Daniel Day-Lewis NERFINISHED
relationshipToLucyHoneychurch prospective husband
represents conventional social expectations
setting England
Florence NERFINISHED
socialClass upper class
storyRole antagonistic love interest
symbolizes repressed Edwardian upper-class values
timePeriod Edwardian era NERFINISHED
workOfFictionCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Cecil Vyse adaptedAs Cecil Vyse (A Room with a View 1985 film character)