Noblemindedness

Noblemindedness

Noise (See LOUDNESS.)

Nonchalance (See INDIFFERENCE.)

Andrews, Joseph

epitome of the virtuous male. [Br. Lit.: Joseph Andrews]

Banquo

principled and noble compatriot of Macbeth. [Br. Lit.: Macbeth]

Bede, Adam

accepts beloved even after illicit affair. [Br. Lit.: Adam Bede]

Camiola

generously pays Bertoldo’s ransom. [Br. Lit.: The Maid of Honor, Walsh Modern, 84]

Cheeryble Brothers

noble, generous twins. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby]

Daphnis

afraid of causing pain, does not deflower Chloë. [Gk. Lit.: Daphnis and Chloë, Magill I, 184]

Grandison, Sir Charles

magnanimous gentleman feels honor-bound to marry an acquaintance who loves him, despite his love for another. [Br. Lit.: Sir Charles Grandison in Magill III, 983]

Levin, Konstantine

shows compassion in dealing with peasant laborers. [Russ. Lit.: Anna Karenina]

Lohengrin

defeats Telramund in trial by combat; spares him. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Lohengrin, Westerman, 215]

Lord Jim

successful in lifelong efforts to regain honor lost in moment of cowardice. [Br. Lit.: Lord Jim]

Newman, Christopher

destroys the evidence that could wreck the man who obstructed his marriage plans. [Am. Lit.: The American]

pirates of Penzance

never attacked weaker parties; always freed orphans. [Br. Opera: The Pirates of Penzance]

Rienzi

pardons his would-be murderer. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Rienzi, Westerman, 203]

Valjean, Jean

yields to the man who has harassed him unmercifully. [Fr. Lit.: Les Miserables]

Wilkes, Ashley

sensitive Southerner who remains true to home-land and wife. [Am. Lit.: Gone With the Wind, Magill III, 424–426.]