Melmoth the Wanderer · Character
Doña Clara
Isidora's mother, a pious and anxious woman concerned for her daughter's fate.
minor
Also known as Clara, Madonna Clara
First appearance: iii
Doña Clara's tie to Father Jose is one of the pressures that moves Melmoth the Wanderer—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Doña Clara participates in the discussion about Isidora's future, showing concern and support for her daughter taking the veil.
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With Father Jose (professional): Doña Clara is a penitent under Father Jose's spiritual guidance, her confessions revealing the moral decay…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Embedded Tale Characters
- Protagonist
- Spanish Inquisition Victims
- Jewish Mystical Figures
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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professional · ambivalent
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