Candida Morell

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Candida Morell is the intelligent, self-assured heroine of George Bernard Shaw’s play "Candida," whose choices challenge conventional Victorian views on love, marriage, and female agency.

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Candida Morell canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn Candida ⓘ
appearsInGenre stage play ⓘ
appearsInLanguage English ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Eugene Marchbanks ⓘ
James Morell ⓘ
centralThemeRelation female agency ⓘ
love ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
challenges conventional Victorian views on love ⓘ
conventional Victorian views on marriage ⓘ
traditional gender roles ⓘ
characterTrait emotionally perceptive ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ
practical ⓘ
self-assured ⓘ
createdBy George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1894 ⓘ
literaryPeriod Victorian era ⓘ
makesChoiceBetween Eugene Marchbanks ⓘ
James Morell ⓘ
maritalStatusInWork married ⓘ
mediumOfOrigin theatre ⓘ
nationalityInFiction British ⓘ
notableSceneFeature choice between husband and young poet ⓘ
occupationInFiction housewife ⓘ
roleInWork heroine ⓘ
title character ⓘ
settingOfLife London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
spouseInFiction James Morell ⓘ
symbolizes emotional maturity ⓘ
female autonomy ⓘ
moral strength ⓘ
usedByAuthorToCritique Victorian marriage ideals ⓘ
patriarchal assumptions ⓘ
workByAuthor George Bernard Shaw ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Candida → mainCharacter → Candida Morell ⓘ
Candida → character → Candida Morell ⓘ
Candida → protagonist → Candida Morell ⓘ
Lexy Mill → associatedWithCharacter → Candida Morell ⓘ
Eugene Marchbanks → inLoveWith → Candida Morell ⓘ
Eugene Marchbanks → hasRelationshipWith → Candida Morell ⓘ
James Morell → spouse → Candida Morell ⓘ