Morris Townsend is Catherine Sloper's suitor
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Morris Townsend is a charming but opportunistic suitor in Henry James’s novel "Washington Square," whose intentions toward Catherine Sloper are suspected to be driven more by her inheritance than by genuine affection.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morris Townsend is Catherine Sloper's suitor canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
Film
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Stage ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Washington Square ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptationOf | The Heiress ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| creator | Henry James ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Washington Square ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance | Washington Square (1880) ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | Novel ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
Desire for wealth
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Social advancement ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
Charming
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Opportunistic ⓘ |
| isDistrustedBy | Dr. Austin Sloper ⓘ |
| isSuitorOf | Catherine Sloper ⓘ |
| motiveSuspectedBy | Dr. Austin Sloper ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Tests Catherine Sloper's character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | Suitor ⓘ |
| perceivedBy | Dr. Austin Sloper ⓘ |
| primaryInterestIn | Catherine Sloper's fortune ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Catherine Sloper's suitor ⓘ |
| roleInWork | Antagonist ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Catherine Sloper ⓘ |
| suspectedMotivation | Catherine Sloper's inheritance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workGenreContext | Realist fiction ⓘ |
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