Lady Waldemar

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Lady Waldemar is a manipulative and socially ambitious aristocratic woman in Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s verse-novel "Aurora Leigh," serving as a foil to the heroine’s ideals.

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Lady Waldemar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic woman ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Aurora Leigh ⓘ
appearsInForm poetic narrative ⓘ
associatedWithTheme class and social status ⓘ
marriage and power ⓘ
social ambition ⓘ
characterTrait manipulative ⓘ
socially ambitious ⓘ
contrastsWith Aurora Leigh ⓘ
createdBy Elizabeth Barrett Browning ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork 1856 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriodOfWork Victorian literature ⓘ
medium verse-novel ⓘ
motivatedBy desire for advantageous marriage ⓘ
desire for social advancement ⓘ
narrativeFunction to critique worldly ambition ⓘ
to oppose the heroine’s ideals ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist ⓘ
foil to Aurora Leigh ⓘ
settingOfWork Victorian England ⓘ
linked to: Victorian era
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
workAuthorGender female ⓘ
workAuthorNationality British ⓘ
workGenre Victorian verse-novel ⓘ

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Aurora Leigh → hasCharacter → Lady Waldemar ⓘ