Isolde

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Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A legendary figure: Isolde is the name of the bride of King Mark of Cornwall in medieval Arthurian romance. According to the legend, she and Tristan, the king's nephew, accidentally drink a love potion, causing them to fall into an eternal, tragic love for each other.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The story of Tristan and Isolde is a classic tale of forbidden love.
  • In the opera, Isolde sings a famous aria known as the "Liebestod."

Advanced Usage

• "Isolde figure": A literary or artistic archetype representing a woman in a tragic, passionate, and often doomed love affair.
  • The character in the novel serves as a modern Isolde figure, torn between duty and passion.

Variants and Related Words

• Iseult, Yseult, Isolt: Alternate spellings and forms of the name Isolde found in different versions of the legend.
  • The French version of the tale often uses the name Iseult.

Synonyms

• Legendary lover: A person famous from legend for a great love story.
• Tragic heroine: A female protagonist who suffers a disastrous fate, often due to love.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• A Tristan and Isolde situation: A phrase describing a scenario involving a passionate, secret, and ultimately tragic romantic entanglement.
  • Their office romance turned into a real Tristan and Isolde situation, full of secrecy and heartbreak.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Iseult
• Isolde