the Marquis de Montalt

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The Marquis de Montalt is the sinister, aristocratic villain in Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel *The Romance of the Forest*, embodying corruption, tyranny, and moral depravity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
the Marquis de Montalt canonical 3
Marquis de Montalt 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary villain ⓘ
appearsIn The Romance of the Forest ⓘ
appearsInGenre Gothic novel ⓘ
associatedWithTheme abuse of power ⓘ
aristocratic decadence ⓘ
moral corruption of the nobility ⓘ
oppression ⓘ
belongsToWorkType novel character ⓘ
characterTrait corrupt ⓘ
morally depraved ⓘ
sinister ⓘ
tyrannical ⓘ
createdBy Ann Radcliffe ⓘ
firstAppearance The Romance of the Forest ⓘ
firstPublicationYearOfWork 1791 ⓘ
genderInFiction male ⓘ
genre Gothic fiction ⓘ
literaryMovementContext late 18th-century Gothic literature ⓘ
narrativeFunction threat to the protagonists ⓘ
nationalityInFiction French ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist ⓘ
settingOfActivity France ⓘ
socialStatusInFiction nobleman ⓘ
symbolizes corruption ⓘ
moral depravity ⓘ
tyranny ⓘ
titleInFiction Marquis ⓘ
workLanguageContext English literature ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

The Romance of the Forest → hasCharacter → the Marquis de Montalt ⓘ
La Motte → isBlackmailedBy → the Marquis de Montalt ⓘ
Adeline → opposedBy → Marquis de Montalt ⓘ
linked to: the Marquis de Montalt
Monsieur La Motte → hasFoil → the Marquis de Montalt ⓘ