Monsieur de Merret

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Monsieur de Merret is a wealthy, authoritarian French landowner in Honoré de Balzac’s tale “La Grande Bretèche,” whose jealousy and harsh actions drive the story’s tragic events.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Monsieur de Merret canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French landowner ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsAs husband of the lady who owns La Grande Bretèche ⓘ
appearsIn La Grande Bretèche ⓘ
appearsInCollection La Comédie humaine ⓘ
associatedWithTheme cruelty ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
secrecy ⓘ
createdBy Honoré de Balzac ⓘ
createdInYearApprox 1831 ⓘ
drivesPlotThrough cruel decisions ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
languageOfWork French ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century French literature ⓘ
marriedTo Madame de Merret ⓘ
narrativeFunction catalyst for the tragic fate of the lovers in La Grande Bretèche ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
occupation landowner ⓘ
owns La Grande Bretèche (house) ⓘ
partOf Balzac’s cycle La Comédie humaine ⓘ
linked to: La Comédie humaine
personalityTrait authoritarian ⓘ
harsh ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
relationshipToNarrative subject of the backstory recounted in La Grande Bretèche ⓘ
residence La Grande Bretèche (house) ⓘ
linked to: La Grande Bretèche
roleInWork central figure in the tragedy of La Grande Bretèche ⓘ
socialStatus wealthy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Grande Bretèche → hasCharacter → Monsieur de Merret ⓘ
Madame de Merret → spouse → Monsieur de Merret ⓘ