Rachel Ashley

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Rachel Ashley is the enigmatic and possibly dangerous widow at the center of Daphne du Maurier’s gothic mystery story, whose motives and innocence are continually in doubt.

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instanceOf fictional character
gothic fiction character
literary character
adaptation film "My Cousin Rachel" (1952)
film "My Cousin Rachel" (2017)
appearsIn novel "My Cousin Rachel"
associatedGenre gothic fiction
psychological mystery
characterTrait ambiguous
charming
enigmatic
manipulative
creator Daphne du Maurier
fictionalUniverse My Cousin Rachel
firstAppearance "My Cousin Rachel" (1951)
linked to: My Cousin Rachel
gender female
languageOfWork English
maritalStatus widow
narrativeRole central character
possible antagonist
title character
nationality Italian
plotFunction focus of suspicion over Ambrose Ashley's death
object of Philip Ashley's infatuation
portrayedInFilmBy Olivia de Havilland
Rachel Weisz
readerPerception guilt never conclusively proven
innocence never conclusively proven
motives remain uncertain
relationshipWithAmbroseAshley wife
relationshipWithPhilipAshley cousin by marriage
relative Ambrose Ashley
Philip Ashley
residence Cornwall
Florence
themeInvolvement ambiguity of guilt and innocence
obsession
power dynamics
sexual jealousy

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My Cousin Rachel (1952 film) mainCharacter Rachel Ashley
subject linked to: My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel (2017 film) mainCharacter Rachel Ashley
subject linked to: My Cousin Rachel
Philip Ashley hasRelative Rachel Ashley
Philip Ashley romanticInterest Rachel Ashley