Constance de Beverley

E763663

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Constance de Beverley canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Marmion mainCharacter Constance de Beverley