Rosamond Vincy
E310141
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosamond Vincy canonical | 13 |
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.