Constance de Beverley
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Constance de Beverley is a tragic, fictional nun and former lover of the title character in Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "Marmion," whose betrayal and fate drive much of the story’s emotional drama.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constance de Beverley canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ nun ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
breaking monastic vows
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unchastity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Marmion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
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conflict between passion and duty ⓘ guilt ⓘ jealousy ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Lord Marmion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous in confession
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jealous ⓘ passionate ⓘ remorseful ⓘ |
| confessesTo | abbess of St. Hilda’s ⓘ |
| conflict |
breaks her vows of chastity
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torn between earthly love and religious duty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| creator | Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | immurement ⓘ |
| fate | walled up alive ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Marmion, Canto II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerLoverOf | Lord Marmion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic narrative poetry ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Lord Marmion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | medieval monastic legends of immured nuns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Lord Marmion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | narrative poem ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives emotional drama of Marmion ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
supporting character
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tragic figure ⓘ |
| occupation | nun ⓘ |
| partOf | British Romantic literature ⓘ |
| punishedBy | ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | St. Hilda’s convent at Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousVows | vowed chastity ⓘ |
| revealsSecretOf | Marmion’s treachery to Sir Ralph de Wilton ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Clare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
exposes Marmion’s forged letters
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her testimony helps restore Wilton’s honor ⓘ |
| sentence | immurement ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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St. Hilda’s convent at Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate | 1808 ⓘ |
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