Lady Marchmain

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Lady Marchmain is the devout, aristocratic matriarch of the Flyte family whose rigid Catholicism and emotional control profoundly shape the lives of her children in Brideshead Revisited.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat
fictional character
matriarch
appearsIn Brideshead Revisited NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium novel
associatedWithPlace Brideshead Castle NERFINISHED
characterTrait controlling
devout
emotionally restrained
controls family life of the Flytes
createdBy Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED
familyName Flyte NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Brideshead Revisited NERFINISHED
gender female
hasChild Bridey Flyte NERFINISHED
Cordelia Flyte NERFINISHED
Julia Flyte NERFINISHED
Sebastian Flyte NERFINISHED
inAdaptation Brideshead Revisited (1981 TV series) NERFINISHED
Brideshead Revisited (2008 film) NERFINISHED
influences Bridey Flyte NERFINISHED
Charles Ryder NERFINISHED
Cordelia Flyte NERFINISHED
Julia Flyte NERFINISHED
Sebastian Flyte NERFINISHED
memberOf Flyte family NERFINISHED
narrativeRole antagonist
moral authority figure
nationality British
portrayedAs manipulative
pious
self-righteous
portrayedBy Claire Bloom NERFINISHED
Emma Thompson NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
setting England
socialClass English aristocracy
spouse Lord Marchmain NERFINISHED
themeAssociation Catholic guilt
family duty
religious devotion

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film "Brideshead Revisited" (2008) mainCharacter Lady Marchmain
subject surface form: Brideshead Revisited (2008 film)
Brideshead Revisited mainCharacter Lady Marchmain
Charles Ryder hasRelationshipWith Lady Marchmain
Sebastian Flyte mother Lady Marchmain
Julia Flyte hasMother Lady Marchmain
Lord Marchmain hasSpouse Lady Marchmain