Matthew Maule
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Matthew Maule is a fictional figure in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel "The House of the Seven Gables," originally the land’s owner whose dispossession and execution for witchcraft cast a long curse over the Pyncheon family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The House of the Seven Gables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Gothic fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
curse on the Pyncheon family
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themes of inherited guilt ⓘ themes of injustice ⓘ themes of retribution ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Colonel Pyncheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Nathaniel Hawthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dispossessedBy | Colonel Pyncheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | authorities of colonial New England ⓘ |
| executedFor | witchcraft ⓘ |
| familyName | Maule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDescendant | younger Matthew Maule (the daguerreotypist Holgrave) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | fate of the Pyncheon family across generations ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lastWords | God will give him blood to drink ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
origin of the Pyncheon family misfortunes
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symbol of victims of persecution ⓘ |
| occupation | carpenter ⓘ |
| propertyLost | land later used for the House of the Seven Gables ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
original owner of the land where the Pyncheon house is built
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source of a hereditary curse on the Pyncheon family ⓘ victim of a witchcraft accusation ⓘ |
| setInPlace | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
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