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* ''ComicStrip/{{Garulfo}}'': Noémie is an example of the "interesting life" variant:

* ''{{Garulfo}}'': Noémie is an example of the "interesting life" variant:

* ''CyranoDeBergerac'': Roxanne's chaperone is actually named Duenna.
* Done as a RunningGag in ''RobinHoodMenInTights'', which has Maid Marian's guardian, Broomhilde, repeatedly foil Robin's attempts to score with Marian. One instance has Robin blow a kiss, but Broomhilde promptly snatches it out of the air before it can reach Marian. And this one:

* In {{Airborn}}, Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In ''Airborn'', Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In '''Literature/Airborn''', Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In ''Literature/Airborn'', Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In ''Airborn'', Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In [[Airborn]], Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In [[Literature/Airborn]], Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In 'Literature/Airborn', Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In Literature/Airborn, Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep her charge Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

* In Airborn, Ms. Simpkins fits this to a tee; she's not very brave, tries to keep Kate from doing anything fun, and is especially suspicious when any young men are around.

See also: MoralGuardians, OverprotectiveDad.

* [[WonderWoman Diana Prince]] performed this role during her BroughtDownToNormal period when {{Batman}} asked her to step in as a duenna for an issue of ''TheBraveAndTheBold''. The young lady was in considerable danger from criminals, and a duenna who happens to also be a kickass martial artist makes a good bodyguard.

* In Creator/WilliamHopeHodgson's ''CarnackiTheGhostFinder'' short story "The Horse of the Invisible", while Beaumont and his fiancee Miss Hisgins are together, they're chaperoned by her aunt.

* ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E10TheDauphin The Dauphin]]": Salia, the future queen of Daled IV, is accompanied by her governess Anya, who is very protective of her. When Wesley is attracted to Salia and they get together, Anya turns into a giant monster and breaks into Wesley's cabin to stop them.

The duenna (or chaperone) is a StockCharacter whose main purpose is to provide an obstacle to the male LoveInterest. Almost always a comedy character, she is older than her charge and intent on protecting her from the debauched hordes of unmarried men who (according to the chaperone) are waiting around every corner. Needless to say, said young ladies are as anxious to get rid of her as her suitors. May also be an OldRetainer.

* ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E10TheDauphin The Dauphin]]": Salia, the future queen of Daled IV, is accompanied by her governess Anya, who is very protective of her. When Wesley is attracted to Salia and they get together, Anya turns into a giant monster and breaks into Wesley's cabin to stop them.

--> '''Dot:''' That was my Virgin Alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do!

* Done as a RunningGag in ''[[RobinHoodMenInTights Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'', which has Maid Marian's guardian, Broomhilde, repeatedly foil Robin's attempts to score with Marian. One instance has Robin blow a kiss, but Broomhilde promptly snatches it out of the air before it can reach Marian. And this one:

* Marianne for Sophie in ''Theatre/DerRosenkavalier''.

* Occasionally referenced in the works of RobertAHeinlein. If they're set before WorldWarII, then chaperonage was an issue to be confronted.
* The Nurse from ''RomeoAndJuliet''.
* In Creator/WilliamHopeHodgson's ''CarnackiTheGhostFinder'' short story "The Horse of the Invisible", while Beaumont and his fiancee Miss Hisgins are together, they're chaperoned by her aunt.

* In ''Literature/{{Heidi}}'', Fräulein Rottenmeier's role seems to prevent the title character (who is a rather adventurous 5-year-old) from having ''too much'' influence on her ward Klara, who is very frail.

* Dot Matrix from ''{{Spaceballs}}'' has this as one of her functions, even if she's actually not older than Princess Vespa.

* In WilliamHopeHodgson's ''CarnackiTheGhostFinder'' short story "The Horse of the Invisible", while Beaumont and his fiancee Miss Hisgins are together, they're chaperoned by her aunt.

* ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "The Dauphin": Salia, the future queen of Daled IV, is accompanied by her governess Anya, who is very protective of her. When Wesley is attracted to Salia and they get together, Anya turns into a giant monster and breaks into Wesley's cabin to stop them.

* Marianne for Sophie in ''DerRosenkavalier''.

* In ''CodeGeass'', Alicia Lohmeyer's role seems to be less to protect Nunnally's virginity (Nunnally is blind and in a wheelchair and hasn't started dating yet) than to keep her from getting too far out of line politically. She appears to be a ShoutOut to Miss Rottenmeier from ''HeidiGirlOfTheAlps''.
* In ''{{Heidi}}'', Fräulein Rottenmeier's role seems to prevent the title character (who is a rather adventurous 5-year-old) from having ''too much'' influence on her ward Klara, who is very frail.

* In ''{{Drowtales}}'', [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=307 Lady Ariel's slave Vaelia assigns herself the role of Duenna]] (Ariel is a shapeshifter).

Examples:

* ''RuyBlaz'': A minor character shows up to tell the queen that while the queen is out hunting, she is not allowed to dance, eat sweets or basically enjoy herself.

* One story by JeanDeLaFontaine concerns a wife escorted by a chaperone, which greatly limits her extraconjugal affairs.

-->'''Hephylie:''' "What would you know of men, you who've led such a chaste and devout existence?"
-->'''[[BrawnHilda Noemie]]:'''' "Believe me, princess, after 25 years in the papal convents, I know quite a bit on the subject."

-->Broomhilde appears suddenly and prevents a kiss between Robin and Marian.
-->'''Broomhilde:''' "Ah-ah!"
-->'''Robin''' and '''Marian''' sigh and roll eyes.
-->'''Broomhilde:''' (sternly) "No ding-ding without the wedding ring."

The duenna (or chaperone) is a StockCharacter whose main purpose is to provide an obstacle to the male LoveInterest. Almost always a comedy character, she is older than her charge and intent on protecting her from the debauched hordes of unmarried men that (according to her) are waiting around every corner. Needless to say, said young ladies are as anxious to get rid of her as her suitors. May also be an OldRetainer.

Usually an devout older woman [[EverythingTryingToKillYou who may be very naive about the world]], though a common variation is one who has had a very eventful life, [[AllMenArePerverts and thus knows exactly what to expect from young men]].

* RuyBlaz: A minor character, who shows up to tell the queen that while the queen is out hunting, she is not allowed to dance, eat sweets, or basically enjoy herself.
** The pastiche movie La Folie des Grandeurs expands this character quite a bit, by making her think Ruy Blaz is secretly in love with her. HilarityEnsues.

* {{Garulfo}}: Noémie is an example of the "interesting life" variant:
-->'''Hephylie''': "What would you know of men, you who've led such a chaste and devout existence?"
-->'''[[BrawnHilda Noemie]]'''': "Believe me, princess, after twenty-five years in the papal convents, I know quite a bit on the subject."
* StarTrekTheNextGeneration episode "The Dauphin". Salia, the future ruler of Daled IV, is accompanied by her governess Anya, who is very protective of her. When Wesley is attracted to Salia and they get together, Anya turns into a giant monster and breaks into Wesley's cabin to stop them.
* Dot Matrix from Spaceballs has this as one of her functions, even if she's actually not older than Princess Vespa.
--> '''Dot''': That was my Virgin Alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do!
* CyranoDeBergerac: Roxanne's chaperone is actually named Duenna.
* Done as a RunningGag in [[RobinhoodMenInTights Robinhood: Men In Tights]] which has Maid Marian's guardian, Broomhilde, repeatedly foil Robin's attempts to score with Marian. One instance has Robin blow a kiss, only to have Broomhilde promptly snatch it out of the air before it can reach Marian. And this one:
-->Broomhilde appears suddenly and prevents kiss between Robin and Marian.
-->'''Broomhilde''': "Ah-ah!"

-->'''Broomhilde''': (sternly) "No ding-ding without the wedding ring."
* Marianne for Sophie in DerRosenkavalier.
* [[WonderWoman Diana Prince]] performed this role during her BroughtDownToNormal period when Batman asked her to step in as a duenna for an issue of ''TheBraveAndTheBold''. The young lady was in considerable danger from criminals, and a duenna who happens to also be a kickass martial artist makes a good bodyguard.
* Occasionally referenced in the works of RobertAHeinlein. If they're set before WWII, then chaperonage was an issue to be dealt with.
* The Nurse from RomeoAndJuliet.
* WilliamHopeHodgson's CarnackiTheGhostFinder short story "The Horse of the Invisible". While Beaumont and his fiancee Miss Hisgins are together, they're chaperoned by her aunt.
* In CodeGeass, Alicia Lohmeyer's role seems to be less to protect Nunnally's virginity (Nunnally is blind and in a wheelchair and hasn't started dating yet) than to keep her from getting too far out of line politically. She appears to be a ShoutOut to Miss Rottenmeier from HeidiGirlOfTheAlps.
* In {{Heidi}}, Fraulein Rottenmeier's role seems to prevent the title character (who is a rather adventurous five year old) from having ''too much'' influence on her ward Klara, who is very frail.
* In ''{{Drowtales}}'', [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=307 Lady Ariel's slave Vaelia assigns herself the role of Duenna]] (Ariel is a shapeshifter).