Matilda
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Matilda is a virtuous and tragic noblewoman in Horace Walpole’s pioneering Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto."
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Castle of Otranto ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
filial duty
ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ patriarchal tyranny ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
modesty
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ piety ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| createdBy | Horace Walpole ⓘ |
| deathCause | stabbed by Manfred ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Castle of Otranto ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Castle of Otranto
ⓘ
surface form:
The Castle of Otranto (1764)
|
| genre | Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Conrad ⓘ |
| hasUnrequitedLoveFor | Theodore ⓘ |
| isDaughterOf |
Hippolita
ⓘ
Manfred ⓘ |
| isMistakenFor | Isabella ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | victim of dynastic ambition ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Italian ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
tragic figure
ⓘ
virtuous heroine ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Otranto ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | pioneering Gothic novel ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.