Ellen Douglas

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Ellen Douglas is the virtuous and noble heroine of Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "The Lady of the Lake," central to its romantic and political intrigues in the Scottish Highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
heroine
poetry character
appearsIn The Lady of the Lake NERFINISHED
associatedWithClan Clan Alpine (through Roderick Dhu) NERFINISHED
associatedWithFamily James Douglas NERFINISHED
associatedWithGroup Clan Douglas NERFINISHED
associatedWithLocation Loch Katrine NERFINISHED
island on Loch Katrine
associatedWithMonarch James V of Scotland NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme honor
love versus duty
loyalty
associatedWithTitle daughter of James Douglas
characterTrait noble
virtuous
createdBy Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED
Walter Scott NERFINISHED
culturalOrigin Scottish literature
firstAppearance The Lady of the Lake, Canto I NERFINISHED
genreOfWork narrative poem
hasAdmirer James Fitz-James NERFINISHED
Malcolm Graeme NERFINISHED
Roderick Dhu NERFINISHED
hasFather James Douglas NERFINISHED
involvedIn political intrigue
romantic intrigue
literaryMovement Romanticism
loyalTo James Douglas NERFINISHED
medium poetry
narrativeFunction focus of competing political factions
link between Highland clans and the king
nationalityInFiction Scottish
rejectsSuitor James Fitz-James NERFINISHED
Roderick Dhu NERFINISHED
roleInWork central heroine
protagonist
romanticInterest Malcolm Graeme NERFINISHED
settingLocation Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
symbolizes filial piety
idealized Scottish womanhood
virtue
timeOfWorkPublication 1810
workForm verse romance
workLanguage English

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The Lady of the Lake mainCharacter Ellen Douglas