The Bride of Lammermoor (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- First Published: 1819
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Late seventeenth century
- Setting: Scotland
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Gothic fiction
- Subjects: Politics, Love or romance, Superstition, Social issues, Ghosts or apparitions, Seventeenth century, Inheritance or succession, Castles, Servants, Scotland or Scottish people, Nobility, Omens
- Locales: Scotland
Characters Discussed
Edgar, popularly called the Master of Ravenswood, even though the Ravenswood estate has passed into the hands of his family’s enemy, Sir William Ashton. Edgar and Lucy Ashton fall in love, but tragedy and death prevent the resurgence of the Ravenswood fortunes and the marriage of the lovers.
Sir William Ashton, Lord Keeper of Scotland. He is the new master of the Ravenswood estate and the longtime enemy of the late Lord Ravenswood. He is prevented by his wife from befriending Edgar and bringing about a marriage between him and Lucy, his...
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