Chevalier des Grieux

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Chevalier des Grieux is a fictional French nobleman best known as the passionate, tragic lover in Abbé Prévost’s novel "Manon Lescaut."

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Label Occurrences
Chevalier des Grieux canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French nobleman
fictional character
literary character
adaptedAsCharacterIn Manon (Massenet) NERFINISHED
Manon Lescaut (Auber) NERFINISHED
Manon Lescaut (Puccini) NERFINISHED
various film adaptations of Manon Lescaut
appearsIn Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED
Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Amiens NERFINISHED
Le Havre NERFINISHED
Louisiana NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
basedIn France NERFINISHED
characterTrait devoted
idealistic
impulsive
passionate
romantic
countryOfCitizenship France
creator Abbé Prévost NERFINISHED
education seminary studies
familyBackground aristocratic family
fictionalUniverse Manon Lescaut universe NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn novel
romantic tragedy
intendedCareer priesthood
languageOfWorkOrName French
loveInterest Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED
mainCharacterOf Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED
moralAlignment tragic hero
narratorOf Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED
notableAction attempts to rescue Manon Lescaut from deportation
elopes with Manon Lescaut NERFINISHED
gambles to support Manon Lescaut
occupation nobleman
seminarian
operaVoiceType tenor
positionInFamily younger son
relationshipTypeWithManonLescaut tragic lover
religiousBackground Catholic
themeAssociation moral downfall
passion versus duty
tragic love
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting early 18th century

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When a Man Loves featuresCharacter Chevalier des Grieux
Manon Lescaut mainCharacter Chevalier des Grieux
Manon leadCharacter Chevalier des Grieux