Tertius Lydgate
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Tertius Lydgate is an idealistic young doctor in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch," whose progressive medical ambitions and troubled marriage drive much of the book’s social and psychological drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tertius Lydgate canonical | 12 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Character in a novel
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Fictional character ⓘ Physician ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Middlemarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dorothea Brooke
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Mr. Farebrother ⓘ Nicholas Bulstrode ⓘ Rosamond Vincy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Ambitious
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Idealistic ⓘ Naive ⓘ Progressive in medicine ⓘ Proud ⓘ |
| conflict |
Financial debt
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Marital discord ⓘ Opposition from Middlemarch medical establishment ⓘ |
| creator | George Eliot ⓘ |
| education |
Studied medicine in Edinburgh
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Studied medicine in Paris ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middlemarch ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Middlemarch
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surface form:
Middlemarch (1871–1872 serial publication)
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| gender | Male ⓘ |
| goal |
To advance medical science
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To reform provincial medical practice ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medicalInterest |
Reform of medical practice
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Scientific pathology ⓘ |
| moralArc | From confident reformer to compromised practitioner ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Major protagonist
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Tragic figure ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
Doctor
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Surgeon ⓘ |
| perceptionByOthers |
Respected for medical skill but distrusted socially
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Viewed as arrogant by some Middlemarch residents ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
Accepts financial help linked to Bulstrode
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Becomes physician at the New Hospital in Middlemarch ⓘ Faces public suspicion during the Bulstrode scandal ⓘ Falls into debt ⓘ Marries Rosamond Vincy ⓘ |
| residence | Middlemarch ⓘ |
| spouse | Rosamond Vincy ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
Conflict between idealism and social reality
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Marriage and incompatibility ⓘ Professional ethics in medicine ⓘ Social constraints on individual ambition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.