Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons
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Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons is a cunning, aristocratic schemer who orchestrates intricate games of seduction and revenge in 18th-century French high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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aristocrat ⓘ epistolary novel character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ schemer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dangerous Liaisons
ⓘ
Les Liaisons dangereuses ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
gender and power
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hypocrisy of aristocracy ⓘ morality and corruption ⓘ power and control ⓘ revenge ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Choderlos de Laclos
ⓘ
surface form:
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Les Liaisons dangereuses
ⓘ
surface form:
Les Liaisons dangereuses universe
|
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1782 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain social power
ⓘ
preserve reputation ⓘ punish former lovers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic example of a female villain in French literature ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of aristocratic corruption
ⓘ
instigator of central plots ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
calculating
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cunning ⓘ emotionally controlled ⓘ intelligent ⓘ manipulative ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
orchestrating seduction plots
ⓘ
seeking revenge ⓘ social manipulation ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithVicomte de Valmont |
co-conspirator
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former lover ⓘ rival ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Valmont
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surface form:
Vicomte de Valmont
|
| roleInWork |
co-protagonist
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main antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | French high society ⓘ |
| socialClass | French nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| title | Marquise ⓘ |
| uses | letters as tools of manipulation ⓘ |
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