Rawdon Crawley
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Rawdon Crawley is a charming but financially imprudent British army officer and aristocrat in William Makepeace Thackeray’s "Vanity Fair," whose ill-fated marriage to Becky Sharp drives much of the novel’s social and moral drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rawdon Crawley canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British army officer
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aristocrat ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Colonel Rawdon Crawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
film adaptations of Vanity Fair
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television adaptations of Vanity Fair ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
honour versus opportunism
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marriage and social ambition ⓘ money and debt ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
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financially imprudent ⓘ honourable ⓘ simple-hearted ⓘ |
| child | Rawdon Crawley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
betrayal by Becky Sharp
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financial ruin ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Makepeace Thackeray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Crawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financialStatus | impoverished ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Vanity Fair (1847–1848 serialisation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | realist novel character ⓘ |
| habit | gambling ⓘ |
| language | English (original text) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Becky Sharp (later separated) ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralArc | gains awareness of Becky Sharp’s manipulations ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts Becky Sharp’s ambition
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illustrates moral corruption of society ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Becky Sharp’s husband
NERFINISHED
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major character in Vanity Fair ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | army officer ⓘ |
| rank | colonel ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic | devoted but exploited husband ⓘ |
| relative |
Miss Crawley
NERFINISHED
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Pitt Crawley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Pitt Crawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Regency England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Becky Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | naive honour in a corrupt society ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Becky Sharp