Ruth Condomine

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Ruth Condomine is a central character in Noël Coward’s comic play "Blithe Spirit," portrayed as the sophisticated and pragmatic second wife whose life is upended by the ghostly return of her husband’s first wife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Blithe Spirit NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation film adaptations of Blithe Spirit
television adaptations of Blithe Spirit
appearsInGenre comic play
supernatural comedy
associatedWith Madame Arcati NERFINISHED
séance
causeOfDeath car accident orchestrated by Elvira’s ghost
characterTrait controlling
jealous
pragmatic
rational
characterType sophisticated woman
conflictWith Elvira Condomine NERFINISHED
createdBy Noël Coward NERFINISHED
diesIn Blithe Spirit NERFINISHED
dramaticArc from confident wife to haunted and ultimately deceased second wife
dramaticFunction heightens farcical tension between living and dead spouses
firstAppearanceMedium stage play
firstAppearanceYear 1941
gender female
hasDialogueStyle sharp
witty
hasRelationshipWith Elvira Condomine NERFINISHED
hasSpouse Charles Condomine NERFINISHED
homeLocation Charles Condomine’s country house
isWifeNumber second wife of Charles Condomine
languageOfWork English
maritalStatusAtStart married to Charles Condomine
mediumOfOrigin theatre
narrativeFunction represents common sense and modern practicality
narrativeRole central character
foil to Elvira Condomine
nationality British
occupationStatus upper-middle-class housewife
postDeathStatus becomes a ghost
relationshipToElvira second wife of Elvira’s widower GENERATED
setting Kent, England NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfStory World War II era England NERFINISHED
toneOfCharacter skeptical about the supernatural

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Blithe Spirit (stage) mainCharacter Ruth Condomine
subject surface form: Blithe Spirit