Isabella

E64321
fictional character literary character noblewoman

Isabella is a virtuous and resourceful young noblewoman in Horace Walpole’s Gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto," whose peril and resistance drive much of the story’s suspense and drama.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Isabelle 2

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
appearsIn The Castle of Otranto ⓘ
centralThemeRelation peril ⓘ
resistance ⓘ
characterTrait resourceful ⓘ
virtuous ⓘ
createdBy Horace Walpole ⓘ
drives drama of the story ⓘ
suspense of the story ⓘ
engagedTo Conrad ⓘ
fears forced marriage to Manfred ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1764 ⓘ
genreOfWork Gothic novel ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 18th-century English literature ⓘ
notableAction attempts escape through subterranean passages ⓘ
relationshipToManfred prospective daughter-in-law ⓘ
roleInWork heroine ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
seeksHelpFrom Hippolita ⓘ
Theodore ⓘ
settingOfActions The Castle of Otranto ⓘ
surface form: Castle of Otranto
socialStatus young noblewoman ⓘ
symbolizes female chastity ⓘ
moral integrity ⓘ
virtue under persecution ⓘ
threatenedBy Manfred ⓘ
workSetIn medieval Italy ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Conrad → betrothedTo → Isabella ⓘ
Annabella Milbanke → givenName → Isabella ⓘ
Bette → hasRelatedName → Isabella ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isabelle
Bette → hasRelatedName → Isabella ⓘ
Elizabeth → hasVariant → Isabella ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isabelle
Elizabeth → hasVariant → Isabella ⓘ
Matilda → isMistakenFor → Isabella ⓘ