Lavinia Chamberlayne is Edward's estranged wife

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Lavinia Chamberlayne is a central character in T. S. Eliot’s play "The Cocktail Party," whose troubled marriage to Edward drives much of the drama’s psychological and moral exploration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn The Cocktail Party
appearsInAct The Cocktail Party
surface form: Act I of The Cocktail Party

The Cocktail Party
surface form: Act II of The Cocktail Party

The Cocktail Party
surface form: Act III of The Cocktail Party
associatedTheme alienation
marital breakdown
moral responsibility
self-knowledge
creator T. S. Eliot
dramaticFunction catalyst for the play’s central conflict
counterpart to Celia Coplestone
firstPerformanceOfWork Edinburgh International Festival
surface form: Edinburgh Festival
firstPerformanceYear 1949
genreOfWork modern verse drama
hasRelationshipProblem troubled marriage to Edward Chamberlayne
hasSocialRole hostess of a cocktail party
languageOfWork English
maritalStatus estranged from Edward Chamberlayne
medium stage play
narrativeFunction contributes to moral exploration in The Cocktail Party
drives psychological exploration of marriage in The Cocktail Party
nationalityInFiction British
relationshipToProtagonist wife of the male lead Edward Chamberlayne
roleInWork central character in The Cocktail Party
setIn London, England
surface form: London
spouseOf Edward Chamberlayne
workForm play in verse
workPublicationYear 1949

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The Cocktail Party characterRole Lavinia Chamberlayne is Edward's estranged wife