Lord Loam

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Lord Loam is a well-meaning but naive aristocrat in J.M. Barrie’s play "The Admirable Crichton," whose views on class and social order are comically challenged when he and his household are shipwrecked.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lord Loam canonical 2
Lord Loam (relative) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
stage character ⓘ
appearsIn The Admirable Crichton ⓘ
authorityChallengedBy Crichton ⓘ
characterTrait idealistic ⓘ
naive ⓘ
paternalistic ⓘ
well-meaning ⓘ
conflictWith practical realities of survival on the island ⓘ
creator J. M. Barrie ⓘ
dramaticFunction comic figure ⓘ
vehicle for social satire ⓘ
employerOf Crichton ⓘ
Tweeny ⓘ
familyName Loam ⓘ
firstAppearance The Admirable Crichton (1902) ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn comedy ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
hasBelief rigid class distinctions are wrong ⓘ
servants and masters should mix socially ⓘ
hasDaughter Agatha ⓘ
Catherine ⓘ
Lady Mary ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Crichton ⓘ
Lady Mary ⓘ
his household servants ⓘ
hasServant Crichton ⓘ
linked to: Admirable Crichton
holdsViewOn class equality ⓘ
isSatireOf liberal aristocrat ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeArc ideals about class are tested and undermined by island experience ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
occupation peer of the realm ⓘ
roleInWork major character in The Admirable Crichton ⓘ
setIn Edwardian-era British society ⓘ
settingOfLife London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
shipwreckLocation desert island ⓘ
socialClass British upper class ⓘ
statusOnIsland socially subordinate to Crichton ⓘ
symbolizes ineffectual aristocracy ⓘ
themeInvolvement class and social order ⓘ
inversion of social hierarchy ⓘ
title Lord ⓘ
undergoesEvent shipwreck ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Lord Loam’s Daughter → father → Lord Loam ⓘ
Agatha Lasenby → hasFamilyRelation → Lord Loam (relative) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Loam