Ellen Douglas

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Ellen Douglas is the virtuous and noble heroine of Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "The Lady of the Lake," central to its romantic and political intrigues in the Scottish Highlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
heroine
poetry character
appearsIn The Lady of the Lake
associatedWithClan Clan Alpine (through Roderick Dhu)
associatedWithFamily James Douglas
associatedWithGroup Clan Douglas
associatedWithLocation Loch Katrine
island on Loch Katrine
associatedWithMonarch James V of Scotland
associatedWithTheme honor
love versus duty
loyalty
associatedWithTitle daughter of James Douglas
characterTrait noble
virtuous
createdBy Sir Walter Scott
Walter Scott
linked to: Sir Walter Scott
culturalOrigin Scottish literature
firstAppearance The Lady of the Lake, Canto I
genreOfWork narrative poem
hasAdmirer James Fitz-James
Malcolm Graeme
Roderick Dhu
hasFather James Douglas
involvedIn political intrigue
romantic intrigue
literaryMovement Romanticism
loyalTo James Douglas
medium poetry
narrativeFunction focus of competing political factions
link between Highland clans and the king
nationalityInFiction Scottish
rejectsSuitor James Fitz-James
Roderick Dhu
roleInWork central heroine
protagonist
romanticInterest Malcolm Graeme
settingLocation Scottish Highlands
symbolizes filial piety
idealized Scottish womanhood
virtue
timeOfWorkPublication 1810
workForm verse romance
workLanguage English

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The Lady of the Lake mainCharacter Ellen Douglas