Madame Raquin
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Madame Raquin is a central character in Émile Zola’s novel "Thérèse Raquin," depicted as a devoted but ultimately tragic and powerless maternal figure whose life is destroyed by the crimes and betrayals of those she loves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madame Raquin canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Thérèse Raquin ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | naturalist novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
family ⓘ guilt ⓘ powerlessness ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| caresFor |
Camille Raquin
ⓘ
Thérèse Raquin ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
affectionate
ⓘ
devoted ⓘ pious ⓘ powerless ⓘ submissive ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Émile Zola ⓘ |
| experiences |
betrayal by Laurent
ⓘ
betrayal by Thérèse ⓘ grief over Camille’s death ⓘ |
| familyName | Raquin ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1867 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Camille Raquin
ⓘ
Thérèse Raquin ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | French ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| mediumOfWork | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of innocent suffering
ⓘ
moral center of the family ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation | haberdasher ⓘ |
| organizes | Thursday evening gatherings ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement | victim of the consequences of Thérèse and Laurent’s crime ⓘ |
| relationshipToCamille Raquin | mother ⓘ |
| relationshipToThérèse Raquin |
adoptive mother
ⓘ
aunt ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
ⓘ
shop in the Passage du Pont-Neuf ⓘ |
| role |
maternal figure
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| settingInWork |
Second Empire of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Empire France
|
| suffersFrom |
loss of speech
ⓘ
paralysis ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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