Rosamond Vincy

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Rosamond Vincy is a beautiful, socially ambitious young woman in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch," whose romantic ideals and vanity complicate her marriage and relationships.

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Rosamond Vincy canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Middlemarch
associatedWithTheme financial pressure in marriage
illusion versus reality
marriage
social ambition
causesDifficultyIn Lydgate's financial situation
Lydgate's professional life
complicatesRelationshipWith Tertius Lydgate
her family
contrastsWith Dorothea Brooke
createdBy George Eliot
firstPublishedIn Middlemarch
surface form: Middlemarch (1871–1872)
hasAmbition to marry above her station
to rise in social status
hasFamilyName Vincy
hasFather Vincy
surface form: Mr. Vincy
hasGender female
hasGivenName Rosamond
hasMother Mrs. Vincy
hasRomanticIdeal elegant married life
wealthy lifestyle
hasSibling Fred Vincy
hasSocialClass middle class
hasTrait beautiful
manipulative
materialistic
musically talented
romantic
self-centered
socially ambitious
vain
languageOfWork English
livesIn Middlemarch
marriedTo Tertius Lydgate
narrativeFunction to critique social pretension
to illustrate the dangers of romantic idealization of marriage
playsInstrument piano
roleInWork major character in Middlemarch
setInPeriod early 19th century England
values luxury
refinement
social appearance

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