Lady Booby

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Lady Booby is a wealthy, aristocratic widow in Henry Fielding’s novel "Joseph Andrews," known for her vanity, sensuality, and comic attempts to seduce her virtuous young footman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat
fictional character
literary character
widow
appearsIn Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre comic novel
appearsInLanguage English
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Henry Fielding NERFINISHED
employs Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
feelsDesireFor Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Joseph Andrews universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
gender female
genreFunction object of satire
hasMaritalStatus widow
hasPersonalityTrait capricious
comic
proud
sensual
vain
hasRelationshipTo Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
hasSocialStatus aristocratic
hasThemeAssociation class and social hierarchy
satire of the upper classes
sexual desire
virtue and chastity
hasTitle Lady NERFINISHED
hasVirtueContrastWith Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
isA employer of servants
member of the gentry
wealthy woman
isRejectedBy Joseph Andrews NERFINISHED
isSatirizedBy Henry Fielding NERFINISHED
isWidowOf Sir Thomas Booby NERFINISHED
languageOfName English
narrativeFunction to contrast with the virtue of Joseph Andrews
to exemplify moral corruption among the wealthy
notableFor attempts to seduce her footman Joseph Andrews
comic frustration of her sexual advances
occupiesRoleInWork comic antagonist
would-be seducer
relationshipTypeWith Joseph Andrews employer–servant
symbolizes corrupt aristocracy
sexual hypocrisy
vanity
timeOfFictionalSetting 18th century England

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Joseph Andrews mainCharacter Lady Booby