Mrs. Beale
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Mrs. Beale is a central adult figure in Henry James’s novel "What Maisie Knew," known for her complex, morally ambiguous relationship with the child protagonist amid a web of fractured family loyalties.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | What Maisie Knew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | novel ⓘ |
| appearsInLiteraryMovement | realist fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adult irresponsibility
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childhood and perception ⓘ custody and guardianship ⓘ divorce and fractured family ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henry James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | What Maisie Knew (1897) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | What Maisie Knew universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralCharacterization | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | Mrs. Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWith | complex relationship with Maisie Farange ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Maisie Farange
NERFINISHED
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Maisie’s parents ⓘ |
| hasWorkAsSetting | late 19th-century England ⓘ |
| involvedIn | custody arrangements of Maisie ⓘ |
| isTitleCharacterOf | no ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
complicates family loyalties
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mediates Maisie’s experience of adult world ⓘ |
| perceivedBy | Maisie Farange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceptionFilteredThrough | child’s point of view ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central adult figure
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guardian figure ⓘ |
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