Sir Leoline
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Sir Leoline is a noble but troubled baron in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s narrative poem "Christabel," whose actions and emotions drive much of the story’s gothic tension.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baron
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Christabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Gothic poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotif |
castle as site of danger and hospitality
ⓘ
father–daughter relationship ⓘ oath and feudal loyalty ⓘ |
| centralToTheme |
chivalric honor
ⓘ
friendship and estrangement ⓘ misplaced trust ⓘ parental love ⓘ |
| createdBy | Samuel Taylor Coleridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInPeriod | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInYearApprox | 1797–1800 ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement |
conflict between appearance and reality
ⓘ
estrangement and reconciliation with Lord Roland ⓘ gothic tension in Christabel ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
credulous
ⓘ
emotional ⓘ honorable ⓘ hospitable ⓘ impulsive ⓘ noble ⓘ protective ⓘ proud ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| hasRelationship |
father of Christabel
ⓘ
former friend of Lord Roland de Vaux of Tryermaine ⓘ |
| hasRole | father of Christabel ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDeceivedBy | Geraldine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | English Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesInSetting | medieval feudal society ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
authority figure whose judgment is tested
ⓘ
source of dramatic irony ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| residesIn | castle of Sir Leoline ⓘ |
| showsEmotion |
anger
ⓘ
grief ⓘ remorse ⓘ suspicion (latent) ⓘ tenderness toward Christabel ⓘ |
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