Rachel Ashley

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Rachel Ashley is the enigmatic and possibly dangerous widow at the center of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic mystery story, whose motives and innocence are continually in doubt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
gothic fiction character
literary character
adaptation film "My Cousin Rachel" (1952) NERFINISHED
film "My Cousin Rachel" (2017) NERFINISHED
appearsIn novel "My Cousin Rachel"
associatedGenre gothic fiction
psychological mystery
characterTrait ambiguous
charming
enigmatic
manipulative
creator Daphne du Maurier NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse My Cousin Rachel NERFINISHED
firstAppearance "My Cousin Rachel" (1951) NERFINISHED
gender female
languageOfWork English
maritalStatus widow
narrativeRole central character
possible antagonist
title character
nationality Italian
plotFunction focus of suspicion over Ambrose Ashley's death
object of Philip Ashley's infatuation
portrayedInFilmBy Olivia de Havilland NERFINISHED
Rachel Weisz NERFINISHED
readerPerception guilt never conclusively proven
innocence never conclusively proven
motives remain uncertain
relationshipWithAmbroseAshley wife GENERATED
relationshipWithPhilipAshley cousin by marriage GENERATED
relative Ambrose Ashley NERFINISHED
Philip Ashley NERFINISHED
residence Cornwall NERFINISHED
Florence NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement ambiguity of guilt and innocence
obsession
power dynamics
sexual jealousy

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My Cousin Rachel mainCharacter Rachel Ashley
subject surface form: My Cousin Rachel (1952 film)