Clarissa (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Samuel Richardson
- First Published: 1747
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Sentimental
- Time of Work: Early eighteenth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Sentimental fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Love or romance, Escapes, Marriage, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Letter writing, Moral conditions, Idealism, Nobility
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Mr. Harlowe, a domineering man who cannot understand how his children can disobey him. He arranges a loveless marriage for his daughter Clarissa. When she refuses to obey his commands, he locks her in her room, with only an insolent servant allowed to see her. After her elopement with Robert Lovelace, her father disowns her and will not let her have clothes or money. Not until she is dying does he lift his ban and seek a reconciliation.
Clarissa Harlowe, his young and beautiful daughter, who accepts Lovelace’s attentions as a way of escaping from...
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