Effie Deans
E756657
Effie Deans is a central tragic figure in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Heart of Midlothian," whose wrongful accusation and trial for child murder drive much of the story's emotional and moral conflict.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish fictional character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
child murder
ⓘ
infanticide ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Heart of Midlothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInstitutionInPlot | Tolbooth Prison (Old Tolbooth of Edinburgh) GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedThemeInCriticism |
critique of harsh criminal law
ⓘ
gender and sexuality in 18th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| basedOn | real historical case of child murder in Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Sir Walter Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Heart of Midlothian (1818) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historical novel character ⓘ |
| hasChild | unacknowledged infant son ⓘ |
| hasFather | David Deans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullNameVariant | Euphemia Deans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLover | George Staunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusInPlot | wrongfully accused ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
accused woman
ⓘ
central tragic figure ⓘ fallen woman archetype ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Scottish ⓘ |
| plotFunction | catalyst for Jeanie Deans’s moral journey ⓘ |
| relationshipToJeanieDeans | younger sister GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Presbyterian family ⓘ |
| setting |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Jeanie Deans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | lower-middle-class Edinburgh citizen ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family loyalty
ⓘ
justice ⓘ mercy ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ social stigma ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | early 18th century Scotland ⓘ |
| undergoes | criminal trial ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.