Lucy Ashton
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Lucy Ashton is the tragic heroine of Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Bride of Lammermoor," whose ill-fated love and forced marriage lead to madness and death.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| adaptationBy | Gaetano Donizetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Lucia di Lammermoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Bride of Lammermoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
doomed love
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family conflict ⓘ fatalism ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Scottish historical traditions ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | madness and violence on her wedding night ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally fragile
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gentle ⓘ submissive ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Edgar Ravenswood family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesInWork | The Bride of Lammermoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Edgar Ravenswood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Bride of Lammermoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1819 ⓘ |
| forcedToMarry | Lord Arthur Bucklaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historical novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Sir William Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Edgar Ravenswood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Lady Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Colonel Sholto Douglas Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedCharacterType | 19th-century operatic heroines ⓘ |
| inspiredOperaGenre | bel canto ⓘ |
| knownFor | mad scene in operatic adaptation ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| manipulatedBy | Lady Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
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victim of family and political intrigue ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Scottish ⓘ |
| operaCharacterName | Lucia Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppressedBy | Lady Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Lammermoor, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lord Arthur Bucklaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | innocence destroyed by social ambition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
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