Marguerite Gautier

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Marguerite Gautier is the tragic courtesan heroine of Alexandre Dumas fils’ novel and play "La Dame aux Camélias," widely adapted in theater and film, including under the title "Camille."

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Marguerite Gautier canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
tragic heroine
adaptationTitle Camille (various film adaptations)
adaptedIn film
opera
theatre
alsoKnownAs Camille
appearsIn Camille
La Dame aux Camélias (novel)
surface form: La Dame aux Camélias
associatedWithTheme doomed love
redemption
sacrifice
tuberculosis
basedOn Marie Duplessis
characterRole title character of La Dame aux Camélias
characterTrait generous
romantic
self-sacrificing
countryOfOrigin France
creator Alexandre Dumas
surface form: Alexandre Dumas fils
culturalImpact became an iconic figure of tragic romantic heroines
deathCause tuberculosis
firstPublicationCentury 19th century
gender female
genre romantic drama character
influenced later representations of courtesans in literature
inspiredWork La Traviata
surface form: Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata (via La Dame aux Camélias)
languageOfWork French
literaryMovement romanticism
literaryStatus classic character of French literature
loveInterest Armand Duval
medium novel
stage play
narrativeFunction fallen woman archetype
narrativePerspective depicted through Armand Duval's recollections
notableAttribute keeps camellias as a personal emblem
notableWork La Dame aux Camélias (novel)
La Dame aux Camélias (novel)
surface form: La Dame aux Camélias (play)
occupation courtesan
relationshipToAuthor modeled on Dumas fils' real-life lover Marie Duplessis
setting Paris
socialStatus demi-mondaine
symbolism camellias symbolize her purity and transience
timePeriod 19th century

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Camille (1926 film) leadCharacter Marguerite Gautier
Sarah Bernhardt portrayed Marguerite Gautier
Camille (1936) character Marguerite Gautier
Camille character Marguerite Gautier
subject surface form: Camille (1936 film)
Armand Duval isRomanticallyInvolvedWith Marguerite Gautier
Armand Duval loves Marguerite Gautier
La Dame aux Camélias (novel) mainCharacter Marguerite Gautier
subject surface form: La Dame aux Camélias
La Dame aux Camélias (novel) notableCharacter Marguerite Gautier
subject surface form: La Dame aux Camélias