Sir Leoline

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Sir Leoline is a noble but troubled baron in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s narrative poem "Christabel," whose actions and emotions drive much of the story’s gothic tension.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baron ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Christabel ⓘ
appearsInForm narrative poem ⓘ
appearsInGenre Gothic poetry ⓘ
associatedWithMotif castle as site of danger and hospitality ⓘ
father–daughter relationship ⓘ
oath and feudal loyalty ⓘ
centralToTheme chivalric honor ⓘ
friendship and estrangement ⓘ
misplaced trust ⓘ
parental love ⓘ
createdBy Samuel Taylor Coleridge ⓘ
createdInPeriod Romantic era ⓘ
linked to: Romanticism
createdInYearApprox 1797–1800 ⓘ
drivesPlotElement conflict between appearance and reality ⓘ
estrangement and reconciliation with Lord Roland ⓘ
gothic tension in Christabel ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasCharacterTrait credulous ⓘ
emotional ⓘ
honorable ⓘ
hospitable ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ
noble ⓘ
protective ⓘ
proud ⓘ
troubled ⓘ
hasRelationship father of Christabel ⓘ
former friend of Lord Roland de Vaux of Tryermaine ⓘ
hasRole father of Christabel ⓘ
hasTitle Baron ⓘ
isDeceivedBy Geraldine ⓘ
literaryMovementContext English Romanticism ⓘ
linked to: Romanticism
livesInSetting medieval feudal society ⓘ
narrativeFunction authority figure whose judgment is tested ⓘ
source of dramatic irony ⓘ
nationalityInFiction English ⓘ
residesIn castle of Sir Leoline ⓘ
showsEmotion anger ⓘ
grief ⓘ
remorse ⓘ
suspicion (latent) ⓘ
tenderness toward Christabel ⓘ

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Christabel → mainCharacter → Sir Leoline ⓘ