Violet Venable
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Violet Venable is a wealthy, domineering New Orleans matriarch in Tennessee Williams' play "Suddenly, Last Summer," obsessed with preserving the memory of her dead son at any cost.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Suddenly, Last Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class and privilege
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denial ⓘ family secrets ⓘ maternal obsession ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| auntOf | Catherine Holly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
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domineering ⓘ manipulative ⓘ obsessive ⓘ protective ⓘ wealthy ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Catherine Holly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | the Venable family finances ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs | Dr. Cukrowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole | matriarch ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | play Suddenly, Last Summer (1958) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasSon | Sebastian Venable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthStatus |
mentally unstable
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physically frail ⓘ |
| intendsFor | Catherine Holly to undergo lobotomy ⓘ |
| isWidowOf | Mr. Venable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
embodies repression in Tennessee Williams' work
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represents destructive maternal love ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
denial of Sebastian Venable's true nature
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desire to preserve Sebastian Venable's memory ⓘ fear of scandal ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | socialite ⓘ |
| owns |
a New Orleans mansion
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a private garden ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Katharine Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Catherine Holly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | nominally Christian (implied) ⓘ |
| residence | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeksToControl |
Catherine Holly's testimony
NERFINISHED
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the narrative of Sebastian Venable's life ⓘ |
| seeksToSuppress | Catherine Holly's account of Sebastian's death ⓘ |
| settingContext | New Orleans high society ⓘ |
| socialStatus | upper class ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | English ⓘ |
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