Chevalier des Grieux

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Chevalier des Grieux is a fictional French nobleman best known as the passionate, tragic lover in Abbé Prévost’s novel "Manon Lescaut."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chevalier des Grieux canonical 4
Comte des Grieux 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French nobleman
fictional character
literary character
adaptedAsCharacterIn Manon (Massenet)
Manon Lescaut (Auber)
linked to: Manon (Massenet)

Manon Lescaut (Puccini)
linked to: Manon (Massenet)

various film adaptations of Manon Lescaut
appearsIn Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut
associatedPlace Amiens
Le Havre
Louisiana
Paris
basedIn France
characterTrait devoted
idealistic
impulsive
passionate
romantic
countryOfCitizenship France
creator Abbé Prévost
education seminary studies
familyBackground aristocratic family
fictionalUniverse Manon Lescaut universe
linked to: Manon Lescaut
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn novel
romantic tragedy
intendedCareer priesthood
languageOfWorkOrName French
loveInterest Manon Lescaut
mainCharacterOf Manon Lescaut
moralAlignment tragic hero
narratorOf Manon Lescaut
notableAction attempts to rescue Manon Lescaut from deportation
elopes with Manon Lescaut
gambles to support Manon Lescaut
occupation nobleman
seminarian
operaVoiceType tenor
positionInFamily younger son
relationshipTypeWithManonLescaut tragic lover
religiousBackground Catholic
themeAssociation moral downfall
passion versus duty
tragic love
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting early 18th century

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Referenced by (5)

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

When a Man Loves featuresCharacter Chevalier des Grieux
Manon Lescaut mainCharacter Chevalier des Grieux
Manon leadCharacter Chevalier des Grieux
Manon mainCharacter Chevalier des Grieux
Manon character Comte des Grieux
linked to: Chevalier des Grieux