Conrad

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Conrad is a character in Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto," whose fate helps set the story’s dark and supernatural events in motion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Castle of Otranto
appearsInMedium novel
associatedWithGenreInnovation early Gothic novel
associatedWithTheme dynastic succession
fate
supernatural
betrothedTo Isabella
causeOfDeath crushed by a giant helmet
countryOfOriginOfWork Kingdom of Great Britain
createdBy Horace Walpole
deathTriggers unfolding of the main plot
diesIn The Castle of Otranto
familyName of Otranto
firstPublicationOfWork 1764
genreOfWorkAppearedIn Gothic fiction
Gothic novel
hasFather Manfred
hasMother Hippolita
languageOfWork English
narrativeFunction catalyst for supernatural events
roleInWork son of Manfred
settingOfWork Otranto
medieval Italy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isabella engagedTo Conrad
Conrad Black givenName Conrad
The Corsair mainCharacter Conrad