Don Juan · Character
Lady Adeline Amundeville
A polished English hostess who takes Juan under her wing, advises him to marry, and cannot quite decide what she wants for herself.
supporting
Also known as Adeline, Lady Adeline, the Lady Adeline, sweet Adeline
First appearance: Canto XIII
As a supporting figure in Don Juan, Lady Adeline Amundeville is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Introduced as the high-born, beautiful, and chaste wife of Lord Henry, described as the 'Queen-Bee' of society.
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Lady Adeline Amundeville runs the social machinery of the English cantos, arranging guests, matches, and morals with practiced grace. Her interest in Juan is intense but ambiguous — part maternal, part matchmaking, part…
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- Other
Character groups
- English society figures
- Protagonist
- English supernatural satire
- Russian court circle
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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