Hetty Sorrel
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Hetty Sorrel is a beautiful but vain and tragically flawed young dairymaid whose romantic entanglements drive much of the drama in George Eliot’s novel "Adam Bede."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hetty Sorrel canonical | 6 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Adam Bede ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
female vulnerability in patriarchal society
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seduction and betrayal ⓘ social class and morality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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beautiful ⓘ immature ⓘ materialistic ⓘ romantic ⓘ self-centered ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| cousinOf | Dinah Morris ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Eliot ⓘ |
| createdIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| desiredBy | Adam Bede ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith | Arthur Donnithorne ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesIn | Hayslope ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf |
Adam Bede
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Arthur Donnithorne ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralArc | from vanity and illusion to suffering and punishment ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
object of desire
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victim of social and moral constraints ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | dairymaid ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
catalyst for Adam Bede’s moral and emotional development
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focus of the novel’s tragic plotline ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| relative |
Martin Poyser
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Mrs. Poyser ⓘ |
| setting | rural England ⓘ |
| socialClass | rural working class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between romantic fantasy and rural reality
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dangers of unchecked desire ⓘ vulnerability of poor young women ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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