Constance de Beverley

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Constance de Beverley is a tragic, fictional nun and former lover of the title character in Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem "Marmion," whose betrayal and fate drive much of the story’s emotional drama.

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Constance de Beverley canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
nun ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ
accusedOf breaking monastic vows ⓘ
unchastity ⓘ
appearsIn Marmion ⓘ
associatedWithTheme betrayal ⓘ
conflict between passion and duty ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
betrayedBy Lord Marmion ⓘ
linked to: Marmion
characterTrait courageous in confession ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
remorseful ⓘ
confessesTo abbess of St. Hilda’s ⓘ
conflict breaks her vows of chastity ⓘ
torn between earthly love and religious duty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
creator Walter Scott ⓘ
linked to: Sir Walter Scott
deathCause immurement ⓘ
fate walled up alive ⓘ
firstAppearance Marmion, Canto II ⓘ
linked to: Marmion
formerLoverOf Lord Marmion ⓘ
linked to: Marmion
genre Romantic narrative poetry ⓘ
inLoveWith Lord Marmion ⓘ
linked to: Marmion
inspiredBy medieval monastic legends of immured nuns ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Romantic era ⓘ
linked to: Romanticism
loveInterestOf Lord Marmion ⓘ
linked to: Marmion
medium narrative poem ⓘ
narrativeFunction drives emotional drama of Marmion ⓘ
narrativeRole supporting character ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ
occupation nun ⓘ
partOf British Romantic literature ⓘ
punishedBy ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
religiousOrder St. Hilda’s convent at Whitby ⓘ
linked to: Whitby Abbey
religiousVows vowed chastity ⓘ
revealsSecretOf Marmion’s treachery to Sir Ralph de Wilton ⓘ
rivalOf Clare ⓘ
roleInPlot exposes Marmion’s forged letters ⓘ
her testimony helps restore Wilton’s honor ⓘ
sentence immurement ⓘ
setting England ⓘ
St. Hilda’s convent at Whitby ⓘ
linked to: Whitby Abbey
workPublicationDate 1808 ⓘ

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

Marmion → mainCharacter → Constance de Beverley ⓘ