Agnes (patient)

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Agnes is a patient central to the psychological and moral tensions explored in the story involving Dr. Martha Livingston.

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Agnes (patient) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
patient
alignedWith Mother Miriam Ruth NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium film adaptation
stage play
appearsInWork Agnes of God NERFINISHED
associatedWith miraculous or mysterious pregnancy
centralTo moral tensions in Agnes of God
psychological tensions in Agnes of God
characterType troubled young nun
conflictsWith Dr. Martha Livingston’s rational worldview
connectedToEvent infanticide investigation
createdBy John Pielmeier NERFINISHED
evaluatedBy Dr. Martha Livingston NERFINISHED
gender female
hasProfession nun
hasPsychologicalState emotionally fragile
possibly traumatized
hasRelationshipWith Dr. Martha Livingston NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
legalStatusInStory subject of court-ordered evaluation
memberOf Catholic Church NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction embodiment of ambiguous miracle
focus of investigation
nationalityInFiction American
portrayedBy Meg Tilly (in 1985 film adaptation)
various stage actresses
religiousOrder cloistered convent (unspecified order)
religiousVocation novice nun
roleInWork central patient
settingOfStory convent
storyGenre psychological drama
religious drama
symbolizes faith
innocence
repression
the unknowable
themeInvolvement faith versus reason
guilt and innocence
psychological trauma
religious mysticism
undergoes psychiatric evaluation
yearOfWorkDebut 1979 stage play debut of Agnes of God

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Dr. Martha Livingston relationshipTo Agnes (patient)