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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ralph realizes he wouldn't win [[LikeBrotherAndSister Isabel's love and treats her as a sister]], but seeing her wish of an indipendent life, he convinces his father to bequeath a fortune to her.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ralph realizes he wouldn't win [[LikeBrotherAndSister Isabel's love and treats her as a sister]], but seeing her wish of an indipendent independent life, he convinces his father to bequeath a fortune to her.
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* AbusiveParents: Pansy [[TheIngenue doesn't acknowledge]] that her father is emotionally abusive, poor little thing. But she suffers a lot and eventually is really afraid of him.
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* AbusiveParents: Pansy [[TheIngenue doesn't acknowledge]] realize]] that her father is emotionally abusive, poor little thing. But she suffers a lot and eventually is really afraid of him.
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** Also a rare familial example: [[spoiler:Madame Merle is in reality Pansy's mother and loves her, but Pansy doesn't know that and not only she dislikes Madame Merle -- Madame Merle seems to be about ''the only'' person the sweet Pansy dislikes.]]
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** Also a rare familial example: [[spoiler:Madame Merle is in reality Pansy's mother and loves her, but Pansy doesn't know that and not only she dislikes Madame Merle -- Madame Merle seems to be about ''the only'' person the sweet Pansy dislikes.]]
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* SnowMeansDeath: It snows at [[spoiler:Ralph's]] funeral. It is significant because snow is quite rare in England.
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* SnowMeansDeath: It snows at [[spoiler:Ralph's]] funeral. It is significant because snow is quite rare in England.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Ralph and Henrietta argue and banter all the time whenever they meet. Henrietta actually manages not to notice that they are friends.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Ralph and Henrietta argue and banter all the time whenever they meet. Henrietta actually manages not is slow to notice that they are have become good friends.
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** Madame Merle's used to be rath ambitious in her youth, but didn't quite succeed in getting the social status she longed for.
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The book was made into a feature film in 1996, directed by Creator/JaneCampion, and starring Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/JohnMalkovich Creator/JohnMalkovich, Creator/BarbaraHershey and Creator/BarbaraHershey.Creator/ShelleyDuvall.
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* MissingMom: Pansy's mom is dead ans sees Isabel as a ParentalSubstitute. [[spoiler: Turns out that her mother is alive. She's not a child of Osmond's first wife as people assume, but she's the illegitimate child of Osmond and Madame Merle.]]
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* MissingMom: Pansy's mom is dead ans and sees Isabel as a ParentalSubstitute. [[spoiler: Turns out that her mother is alive. She's not a child of Osmond's first wife as people assume, but she's the illegitimate child of Osmond and Madame Merle.]]
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* CastFullOfRichPeople: The book is focused on the lives of people from the English upper-class (like Lord Warburton) and American expatriates living in Europe in high style. They're all rich, beautiful and eccentric.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Ralph declares his love for Isabel twice, but he never actually means to propose or pursue a true romantic relationship.
** the first is: ''I love you, but I love without hope''.
** ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!'' [[spoiler: All the more sad because Ralph is dying when he says this.]]
** the first is: ''I love you, but I love without hope''.
** ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!'' [[spoiler: All the more sad because Ralph is dying when he says this.]]
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Ralph declares his love for Isabel twice, Isabel, but he never actually means to propose or pursue a true romantic relationship.
** the first is: ''Irelationship. The anguish comes from his knowledge of Isabel's independent nature and a feeling that he's not enough for her.
-->'''Ralph''': I love you, but I love withouthope''.
** ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!'' [[spoiler: All the more sad because Ralph is dying when he says this.]]hope.
** the first is: ''I
-->'''Ralph''': I love you, but I love without
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** [[spoiler: Most likely Ned Rosier didn't get Pansy.]]
** [[spoiler: Most likely Ned Rosier didn't get Pansy.]]
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** [[spoiler: Ralph didn't even try to propose to Isabel, eventhough even though he adored her. ]]
** [[spoiler: Implied Most likely Ned Rosier didn'tget marry Pansy.]]
** [[spoiler: Implied Most likely Ned Rosier didn't
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* DyingDeclarationOfLove: ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!''
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* DyingDeclarationOfLove: ''And [[spoiler: Ralph confesses his love for Isabel when he's dying when she's at his deathbed.]]
--> And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah butIsabel-adored!''Isabel-adored!
--> And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but
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* ParentalSubstitute: Pansy really likes Isabel[[spoiler: , more than her own biological mother.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: Pansy really likes Isabel[[spoiler: , Isabel who married her father and she looks up to her, though they're not that far apart in age and could be actually sisters. [[spoiler: She likes more than her own biological mother.mother. She's not aware who Madame Merle is.]]
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* MeaningfulName:
** Pansy is a FragileFlower.
** Madame Merle's first name is revealed to be Serene, and that she is, for [[ProperLady better]] or [[DissonantSerenity worse]].
** Pansy is a FragileFlower.
** Madame Merle's first name is revealed to be Serene, and that she is, for [[ProperLady better]] or [[DissonantSerenity worse]].
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* MeaningfulName:
** Pansy is a FragileFlower.
**MeaningfulName: Madame Merle's first name is revealed to be Serene, and that she is, for [[ProperLady better]] or [[DissonantSerenity worse]].
** Pansy is a FragileFlower.
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* SpiritedYoungLady: Isabel Archer (the lady from the title) is a young American woman who is beautiful and intelligent, and very well aware of that. She leaves America for Britain in company of her estranged aunt. She enjoys travelling, and her ambition is to see the world and find find her own purpose in life. Isabel values her independence and at times she seems to act independent just to prove that she can. After the death of her uncle Mr. Touchett, Isabel inherits a large sum of money. She feels that wealth has both given her more freedom, but also taken away the specific kind of independence she had when she was just a rather poor girl from a good family. She is a very charming young lady, and almost every male character is enchanted with her or falls in love with her.
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* SpiritedYoungLady: Isabel Archer (the lady from the title) is a young American woman who is beautiful and intelligent, and very well aware of that. She leaves America for Britain in company of her estranged aunt. She enjoys travelling, and her ambition is to see the world and find find her own purpose in life. Isabel values her independence and at times she seems to act independent just to prove that she can. After the death of her uncle Mr. Touchett, Isabel inherits a large sum of money. She feels that wealth has both given her more freedom, but also taken away the specific kind of independence she had when she was just a rather poor girl from a good family. She is a very charming young lady, and almost every male character is enchanted with her or falls in love with her.
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[[caption-width-right:310:A True Lady]]
->''"Her imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window."''
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* LadyOfAdventure: Isabel wishes she could be one. She enjoys travelling very much, travels to Ametica to England, then travels in Europe, visits Paris and chooses to settle in Italy.
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* LadyOfAdventure: Isabel wishes she could be one. She enjoys travelling very much, travels to Ametica from her home America to England, then travels in Europe, visits Paris and chooses to settle in Italy.
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** Mr. Touchett would like to see his son Ralph and his wife's niece together, but Ralph uses his illness as an excuse not to get involved, and Isabel does not love Ralph romantically. But they get along great and are become the best of friends.
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** Mr. Touchett would like to see his son Ralph and his wife's niece together, but Ralph uses his illness as an excuse not to get involved, and Isabel does not love Ralph romantically. But they get along great and are become the best of friends.
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* AbusiveParents: Pansy [[TheIngenue doesn't acknowledge]] that her daddy is pretty much emotional abusive, poor little thing.
* AffablyEvil: Gilbert Osmond is mostly outwardly polite, never raises a finger on anyone or threatens someone. He's just ''that'' good at manipulate and emotionally dominate people.
* AffablyEvil: Gilbert Osmond is mostly outwardly polite, never raises a finger on anyone or threatens someone. He's just ''that'' good at manipulate and emotionally dominate people.
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* AbusiveParents: Pansy [[TheIngenue doesn't acknowledge]] that her daddy father is pretty much emotional emotionally abusive, poor little thing.
thing. But she suffers a lot and eventually is really afraid of him.
* AffablyEvil: Gilbert Osmond is mostly outwardly polite, never raises a finger on anyone or threatens someone. He's just ''that'' good atmanipulate manipulating and emotionally dominate people.dominating people emotionally.
* AffablyEvil: Gilbert Osmond is mostly outwardly polite, never raises a finger on anyone or threatens someone. He's just ''that'' good at
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** Also a rare, familial example: [[spoiler:Madame Merle is in reality Pansy's mother and loves her, but Pansy doesn't know that and not only she dislikes Madame Merle -- Madame Merle seems to be about ''the only'' person the sweet Pansy dislikes.]]
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** Also a rare, rare familial example: [[spoiler:Madame Merle is in reality Pansy's mother and loves her, but Pansy doesn't know that and not only she dislikes Madame Merle -- Madame Merle seems to be about ''the only'' person the sweet Pansy dislikes.]]
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Ralph gave us one ''twice'', the first is: ''I love you, but I love without hope''. D'awwww.
** For the second see DyingDeclarationOfLove.
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Osmond and Madame Merle]], though it's clear quite early for the reader if not for Isabel. She is slightly more sympathetic than him.
* BigFancyHouse: Gardencourt.
** For the second see DyingDeclarationOfLove.
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Osmond and Madame Merle]], though it's clear quite early for the reader if not for Isabel. She is slightly more sympathetic than him.
* BigFancyHouse: Gardencourt.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Ralph gave us one ''twice'', declares his love for Isabel twice, but he never actually means to propose or pursue a true romantic relationship.
** the first is: ''I love you, but I love withouthope''. D'awwww.
** For the second see DyingDeclarationOfLove.
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Osmond and Madame Merle]], though it's clear quite early for the reader if not for Isabel. She is slightly more sympathetic than him.hope''.
** ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!'' [[spoiler: All the more sad because Ralph is dying when he says this.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Osmond and Madame Merle manipulate people together to their mutual benefit, though it's clear quite early to the reader, but not to Isabel. Madame Merle is slightly more sympathetic than him, as he thinks mostly only on himself and he rarely helps her in turn as he should according to their pact.]]
* BigFancyHouse:Gardencourt.Gardencourt is a gorgeous house with a beautiful garden situated in the English countryside.
** the first is: ''I love you, but I love without
** For the second see DyingDeclarationOfLove.
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Osmond and Madame Merle]], though it's clear quite early for the reader if not for Isabel. She is slightly more sympathetic than him.
** ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!'' [[spoiler: All the more sad because Ralph is dying when he says this.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Osmond and Madame Merle manipulate people together to their mutual benefit, though it's clear quite early to the reader, but not to Isabel. Madame Merle is slightly more sympathetic than him, as he thinks mostly only on himself and he rarely helps her in turn as he should according to their pact.]]
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* CassandraTruth: Ralph knows since the beginning that Osmond is a "sterile dilettante". His mother shares the same opinion, but neither of them is listened by Isabel. Similarly Mrs. Touchett is the only person who realizes with clarity that Madame Merle is two-faced - simply because the latter at one point says one thing and does another - but Isabel just thinks that her aunt lack the subtlety of a mind in interpreting what she saw.
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* CassandraTruth: CassandraTruth:
** Ralph knows since the beginning that Osmond is a "sterile dilettante". His mother shares the same opinion, but neither of them is listened byIsabel. Similarly Isabel.
** Mrs. Touchett is the only person who realizes with clarity that Madame Merle is two-faced - simply because the latter at one point says one thing and does another - but Isabel just thinks that her auntlack lacks the subtlety of a mind in interpreting what she saw.
** Ralph knows since the beginning that Osmond is a "sterile dilettante". His mother shares the same opinion, but neither of them is listened by
** Mrs. Touchett is the only person who realizes with clarity that Madame Merle is two-faced - simply because the latter at one point says one thing and does another - but Isabel just thinks that her aunt
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Oh no, Pansy is dating a penniless art collector! Daddy is quite a hypocrite.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Oh no, Pansy is dating being courted by a penniless art collector! collector, and Osmond hates it. Daddy is quite a hypocrite.hypocrite, because he could be described with very similar words.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: Poor Caspar Goodwood and Lord Warburton, Ralph didn't even try and most likely Ned Rosier didn't get Pansy.]]
* DomesticAbuse: Of the emotional variety, from Gilbert.
* DomesticAbuse: Of the emotional variety, from Gilbert.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: DidNotGetTheGirl:
** [[spoiler:Poor Caspar Goodwood and was refused several times.]]
** [[spoiler: LordWarburton, Warburton was refused by Isabel.]]
** [[spoiler: Ralph didn't even tryand most to propose to Isabel, eventhough he adored her. ]]
** [[spoiler: Most likely Ned Rosier didn't get Pansy.]]
* DomesticAbuse: Of the emotional variety, from Gilbert. He is overwhelming to both his wife and his daughter.
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** [[spoiler: Lord
** [[spoiler: Ralph didn't even try
** [[spoiler: Most likely Ned Rosier didn't get Pansy.]]
* DomesticAbuse: Of the emotional variety, from Gilbert. He is overwhelming to both his wife and his daughter.
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* DyingDeclarationOfLove: ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!''
* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Gilbert has his daughter educated so that she is innocent, submissive and [[ExtremeDoormat obedient especially]] because he wants her to marry rich.
* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Gilbert has his daughter educated so that she is innocent, submissive and [[ExtremeDoormat obedient especially]] because he wants her to marry rich.
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* DyingDeclarationOfLove: ''And remember this, he continued, that if you’ve been hated hated, you’ve also been loved. Ah but Isabel-adored!''
* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Gilbert has his daughtereducated brought up in such a way so that she is innocent, submissive and [[ExtremeDoormat obedient especially]] because he wants her to marry rich.
* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Gilbert has his daughter
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* IllBoy: Ralph and his IncurableCoughOfDeath.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ralph realizes he wouldn't win [[LikeBrotherAndSister Isabel's love and treats her as a sister]], but seeing her wish of a indipendent life, [[spoiler: convinces his father to bequeath a fortune to her]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henrietta can be insufferable, but she always has Isabel's best interest in mind.
* KissingCousins: Ralph is obviously in love with Isabel but he didn't ask her to marry him due partially of being cousins - but his father doesn't see the matter- but most of all because of his IncurableCoughOfDeath.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ralph realizes he wouldn't win [[LikeBrotherAndSister Isabel's love and treats her as a sister]], but seeing her wish of a indipendent life, [[spoiler: convinces his father to bequeath a fortune to her]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henrietta can be insufferable, but she always has Isabel's best interest in mind.
* KissingCousins: Ralph is obviously in love with Isabel but he didn't ask her to marry him due partially of being cousins - but his father doesn't see the matter- but most of all because of his IncurableCoughOfDeath.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ralph realizes he wouldn't win [[LikeBrotherAndSister Isabel's love and treats her as a sister]], but seeing her wish ofa an indipendent life, [[spoiler: he convinces his father to bequeath a fortune to her]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henrietta can be insufferable, but she always has Isabel's best interest in mind.
her.
* KissingCousins: Ralph is obviously in love with Isabel but he didn't ask her to marry him due partially of being cousins - but his father doesn't see thematter- matter - but most of all because of his IncurableCoughOfDeath.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ralph realizes he wouldn't win [[LikeBrotherAndSister Isabel's love and treats her as a sister]], but seeing her wish of
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Henrietta can be insufferable, but she always has Isabel's best interest in mind.
* KissingCousins: Ralph is obviously in love with Isabel but he didn't ask her to marry him due partially of being cousins - but his father doesn't see the
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* LadyOfAdventure: Isabel wishes she could be one.
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* LadyOfAdventure: Isabel wishes she could be one. She enjoys travelling very much, travels to Ametica to England, then travels in Europe, visits Paris and chooses to settle in Italy.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Lord Warburton claims to have fallen for Isabel instantly.
* LoveFatherLoveSon: Sort of. Lord Warburton courts Pansy for a while because she's Isabel's step-daughter.
* ManipulativeBitch [[BitchInSheepsClothing In Sheep's Clothing]]: Madame Merle.
* MeaningfulName: Pansy is of course a FragileFlower. Also Madame Merle's first name is revealed to be Serene, and that she is, for [[ProperLady better]] or [[DissonantSerenity worse]].
* MissingMom: Pansy's mom is dead ans sees Isabel as a ParentalSubstitute. [[spoiler: Turns out that her mother is pretty much alive.]]
* LoveFatherLoveSon: Sort of. Lord Warburton courts Pansy for a while because she's Isabel's step-daughter.
* ManipulativeBitch [[BitchInSheepsClothing In Sheep's Clothing]]: Madame Merle.
* MeaningfulName: Pansy is of course a FragileFlower. Also Madame Merle's first name is revealed to be Serene, and that she is, for [[ProperLady better]] or [[DissonantSerenity worse]].
* MissingMom: Pansy's mom is dead ans sees Isabel as a ParentalSubstitute. [[spoiler: Turns out that her mother is pretty much alive.]]
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Lord Warburton claims to have fallen for Isabel instantly.
* LoveFatherLoveSon: Sort of. Lord Warburton courts Pansyinstantly. Unfortunately for him, it is one-sided. Isabel knows he is a while because she's Isabel's step-daughter.
worthy person, but she doesn't want to marry him.
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** Pansy isof course a FragileFlower. Also FragileFlower.
** Madame Merle's first name is revealed to be Serene, and that she is, for [[ProperLady better]] or [[DissonantSerenity worse]].
* MissingMom: Pansy's mom is dead ans sees Isabel as a ParentalSubstitute. [[spoiler: Turns out that her mother ispretty much alive.alive. She's not a child of Osmond's first wife as people assume, but she's the illegitimate child of Osmond and Madame Merle.]]
* LoveFatherLoveSon: Sort of. Lord Warburton courts Pansy
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*
** Pansy is
** Madame Merle's first name is revealed to be Serene, and that she is, for [[ProperLady better]] or [[DissonantSerenity worse]].
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* ShipperOnDeck: Mr. Touchett ships Ralph/Isabel while Henrietta ships Caspar/Isabel.
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* ShipperOnDeck: ShipperOnDeck:
** Mr. Touchettships Ralph/Isabel while would like to see his son Ralph and his wife's niece together, but Ralph uses his illness as an excuse not to get involved, and Isabel does not love Ralph romantically. But they get along great and are become the best of friends.
** Henrietta shipsCaspar/Isabel.Caspar/Isabel. Caspar Goodwood is the first of Isabel's suitors from America. Henrietta even attempts to play TheMatchmaker and arranges for those two meet, even though Isabel does not really appreciate it.
** Mr. Touchett
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: At Ralph's funeral.]]
* TheSocialExpert: Ralph isn't fooled by anyone. He sees people for what they are. It takes the other social expert, [[spoiler: Madame Merle]], to outwit him. [[spoiler: The fact that, at first, he is the only person to actively dislike Madame Merle can be seen as his intuitive grasp that she is untrustworthy.]]
* SpiritedYoungLady: In the first half of the novel, Isabel Archer is this to a tee. And her friend Henrietta too, to such a high degree, that not everyone considers her a lady.
* StalkerWithACrush: All of Isabel's suitors to some degree, but Goodwood takes it to a really scary level. Isabel certainly doesn't view it positively. In his defence, it's usually Isabel's friend Henrietta Stackpole who gets him to meet Isabel.
* TheSocialExpert: Ralph isn't fooled by anyone. He sees people for what they are. It takes the other social expert, [[spoiler: Madame Merle]], to outwit him. [[spoiler: The fact that, at first, he is the only person to actively dislike Madame Merle can be seen as his intuitive grasp that she is untrustworthy.]]
* SpiritedYoungLady: In the first half of the novel, Isabel Archer is this to a tee. And her friend Henrietta too, to such a high degree, that not everyone considers her a lady.
* StalkerWithACrush: All of Isabel's suitors to some degree, but Goodwood takes it to a really scary level. Isabel certainly doesn't view it positively. In his defence, it's usually Isabel's friend Henrietta Stackpole who gets him to meet Isabel.
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler: At Ralph's funeral.]]
It snows at [[spoiler:Ralph's]] funeral. It is significant because snow is quite rare in England.
*TheSocialExpert: TheSocialExpert:
** Ralph isn't fooled by anyone. He sees people for what they are. It takes the other social expert, [[spoiler: Madame Merle]], to outwit him. [[spoiler: The fact that, at first, he is the only person to actively dislike Madame Merle can be seen as his intuitive grasp that she is untrustworthy.]]
** Madame Merle is a skillful older woman who knows her way in society. [[spoiler: She is later revealed to be a skillful manipulator.]]
* SpiritedYoungLady:In the first half of the novel, Isabel Archer (the lady from the title) is this to a tee. And young American woman who is beautiful and intelligent, and very well aware of that. She leaves America for Britain in company of her friend Henrietta too, estranged aunt. She enjoys travelling, and her ambition is to such a high degree, see the world and find find her own purpose in life. Isabel values her independence and at times she seems to act independent just to prove that not everyone considers she can. After the death of her uncle Mr. Touchett, Isabel inherits a lady.
large sum of money. She feels that wealth has both given her more freedom, but also taken away the specific kind of independence she had when she was just a rather poor girl from a good family. She is a very charming young lady, and almost every male character is enchanted with her or falls in love with her.
* StalkerWithACrush:All of Isabel's suitors to some degree, but American suitor Caspar Goodwood tries really hard to get Isabel to like him romantically and marry him, or elope with him, and he takes it his following her around the globe to a really scary level. Isabel certainly doesn't view it positively. In his defence, it's usually Isabel's friend Henrietta Stackpole who gets him to meet Isabel.
*
** Ralph isn't fooled by anyone. He sees people for what they are. It takes the other social expert, [[spoiler: Madame Merle]], to outwit him. [[spoiler: The fact that, at first, he is the only person to actively dislike Madame Merle can be seen as his intuitive grasp that she is untrustworthy.]]
** Madame Merle is a skillful older woman who knows her way in society. [[spoiler: She is later revealed to be a skillful manipulator.]]
* SpiritedYoungLady:
* StalkerWithACrush:
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* UnexpectedInheritance: Isabel inherits a fortune after her uncle Mr. Touchett dies. [[spoiler: [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Because Ralph had persuaded him to do so.]] ]]
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* UnexpectedInheritance: Isabel inherits a fortune after her uncle Mr. Touchett dies. [[spoiler: [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Because Ralph had persuaded him to do so.]] ]]
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Ralph and Henrietta. Henrietta actually manages not to notice that they are friends.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Ralph and Henrietta. Henrietta argue and banter all the time whenever they meet. Henrietta actually manages not to notice that they are friends.friends.
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misuse, not a large enough gap between them
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* MayDecemberRomance: Warburton is 43 when he courts a 19-years-old Pansy.
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misuse, Blue And Orange Morality is for very alien set of rules.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Mrs. Touchett operates on her own system of rules, which is not really compatibile with anyone else's. She is quite fair about it though and doesn't expect any more kindness from others than she gives away (ie. very little).
