Ivor Claire
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Ivor Claire is a central, morally complex army officer in Evelyn Waugh’s *Sword of Honour* trilogy, whose actions and choices embody the themes of honor, duty, and betrayal in wartime.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British army officer
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Men at Arms
NERFINISHED
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Officers and Gentlemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sword of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ Unconditional Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSocialClass | British upper class ⓘ |
| betrays |
Guy Crouchback
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
his men ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deserts | his post ⓘ |
| hasAllegiance |
Brigade of Guards
NERFINISHED
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British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
to embody betrayal within the officer class
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to test the meaning of honour in wartime ⓘ |
| hasNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | army officer ⓘ |
| hasRank | officer ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
betrayal
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cowardice ⓘ duty ⓘ honour ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
charming
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honourable-seeming ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ self-interested ⓘ socially polished ⓘ |
| isCharacterInGenre |
satirical fiction
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war novel ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | Guy Crouchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | central figure in Sword of Honour trilogy ⓘ |
| isFriendOf | Guy Crouchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInvolvedIn |
Crete campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isJudgedAs | dishonourable ⓘ |
| isJudgedBy | Guy Crouchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotedFor |
apparent gallantry masking self-preservation
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moral complexity ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British officer elite ⓘ |
| isUsedByAuthorToCritique |
British military leadership
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traditional codes of honour ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
decay of traditional honour
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moral failure of the officer class ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.