Mary

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Mary is a central character in Robert Frost's narrative poem "The Death of the Hired Man," serving as a compassionate and mediating presence between her husband Warren and the returning farmhand Silas.

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Mary canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
poetry character ⓘ
appearsIn The Death of the Hired Man ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Robert Frost ⓘ
associatedWithTheme death and reconciliation ⓘ
home and belonging ⓘ
characterTrait compassionate ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ
forgiving ⓘ
gentle ⓘ
patient ⓘ
contrastsWith Warren (The Death of the Hired Man) ⓘ
createdBy Robert Frost ⓘ
dialogueForm dramatic dialogue ⓘ
embodiesTheme charity versus justice ⓘ
compassion ⓘ
duty to others ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ
encourages Warren (The Death of the Hired Man) ⓘ
encouragesAction show kindness to Silas ⓘ
firstAppearsIn The Death of the Hired Man ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Silas (The Death of the Hired Man) ⓘ
hasSpouse Warren (The Death of the Hired Man) ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium narrative poem ⓘ
moralRole moral conscience of the poem ⓘ
voice of Christian charity ⓘ
voice of mercy ⓘ
narrativeFunction mediator between Warren and Silas ⓘ
nationalLiteraryContext American literature ⓘ
occupationContext farmer’s wife ⓘ
roleInWork central character ⓘ
settingContext New England farm ⓘ
showsConcernFor Silas (The Death of the Hired Man) ⓘ
speaksAbout Silas (The Death of the Hired Man) ⓘ
speaksTo Warren (The Death of the Hired Man) ⓘ

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