Katerina Lvovna Izmailova
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Katerina Lvovna Izmailova is the tragic, passionate heroine of Nikolai Leskov’s novella “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District,” whose destructive love and rebellion against her oppressive environment drive the story’s dramatic events.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Dmitri Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | novella ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
adultery
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crime ⓘ female rebellion ⓘ oppression ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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impulsive ⓘ jealous ⓘ passionate ⓘ rebellious ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| commits | murder ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikolai Leskov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLoverInFiction | Sergei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryComparison | compared to Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for freedom
ⓘ
desire for love ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives the plot through her passionate actions ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Russian ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | merchant’s wife ⓘ |
| operaRoleType | soprano role ⓘ |
| opposes | patriarchal oppression ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Mtsensk District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClassInFiction | merchant class ⓘ |
| spouseInFiction | Zinovy Borisovich Izmailov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destructive power of unrestrained passion
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individual revolt against social constraints ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 19th century ⓘ |
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