Isabella Thorpe
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Isabella Thorpe is a flirtatious, manipulative young woman in Jane Austen’s "Northanger Abbey," known for her shallow ambition and eventual betrayal of the heroine.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Northanger Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Gothic parody ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
false friendship
ⓘ
hypocrisy in courtship ⓘ mercenary marriage ⓘ |
| betrays | Catherine Morland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breaksEngagementWith | James Morland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
foil to Catherine Morland ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Catherine Morland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | middle class ⓘ |
| familyName | Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Northanger Abbey (1817, posthumous) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Catherine Morland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | novel of manners ⓘ |
| givenName | Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Regency era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | James Morland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for wealth
ⓘ
social advancement ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to critique superficial social values
ⓘ
to expose Catherine Morland’s naivety ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| pursues | Captain Tilney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusInPlot | engaged to James Morland (broken) ⓘ |
| residenceInWork | Bath (temporary) ⓘ |
| setting | Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | John Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trait |
flirtatious
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manipulative ⓘ mercenary ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ vain ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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