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.
Statements (45)
| 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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