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* ShellShockedVeteran: It has been several years since Seth was in war, but he can still have nightmares about it.
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* AbusiveParents: He beat his children until Edvard became just as evil as him and his daughter became a weak willed woman.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his abuse of them, he does appear to love his children in his own way. He isn't happy in the end when his son ends up hospitalized and his daughter disowns him.
* EvilUncle: To his niece, Beatrice. He regularly beats her and even denies her food at times.
* FreudianExcuse: He hates women because his mother abandoned him and his brother. He hates Beatrice because she reminds him of her.
* HateSink: He is written to be despised, being a misogynistic family abusing monster. While he does have a FreudianExcuse and does appear to love his children, the novel intentionally keeps these traits from being enough to redeem him.
* JerkAss: A misogynistic family abuser who is as unpleasant as possible.
* LackOfEmpathy: Even when his niece is nearly raped and killed on her wedding night, he still shows no remorse.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end, his son is hospitalized, his daughter disowns him, and he loses the house. He loses everything other than his son and his life.
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* AbusiveParents: He beat his children until Edvard became just as evil as him and his daughter became a weak willed woman.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his abuse of them, he does appear to love his children in his own way. He isn't happy in the end when his son ends up hospitalized and his daughter disowns him.
* EvilUncle: To his niece, Beatrice. He regularly beats her and even denies her food at times.
* FreudianExcuse: He hates women because his mother abandoned him and his brother. He hates Beatrice because she reminds him of her.
* HateSink: He is written to be despised, being a misogynistic family abusing monster. While he does have a FreudianExcuse and does appear to love his children, the novel intentionally keeps these traits from being enough to redeem him.
* JerkAss: A misogynistic family abuser who is as unpleasant as possible.
* LackOfEmpathy: Even when his niece is nearly raped and killed on her wedding night, he still shows no remorse.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end, his son is hospitalized, his daughter disowns him, and he loses the house. He loses everything other than his son and his life.
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* TheDogBitesBack: This story has a downplayed example, where Beatrice gets a small revenge on her uncle. Not only does Beatrice [[spoiler: claim the right to "his" house, which he basically had stolen from her, despite that she had inherited it from her grandmother. (What makes it even more awesome is that she sells the house to use the money for education for girls.)]] Beatrice also reminds him of that [[spoiler: his daughter wants nothing more to do with him, and that even his wife has left him]]...
* TheMcCoy: Beatrice is both impulsive and passionate, and she is never afraid to break the rules of high society or speak her mind. But she also cares a lot about the welfare of other people, like for example the poor children and women from a far less priviledged background than her own. And when it comes to helping her personal friends, her willingness to sacrifice herself for them ends with a disaster for her...
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* TheDogBitesBack: This story has a downplayed example, where Beatrice gets a small revenge on her uncle. Not only does Beatrice [[spoiler: claim the right to "his" house, which he basically had stolen from her, despite that she had inherited it from her grandmother. (What makes it even more awesome is that she sells the house to use the money for education for girls.)]] Beatrice also reminds him of that [[spoiler: his daughter wants nothing more to do with him, and that even his wife has left him]]...
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* TheMcCoy: Beatrice very much fits into this trope. Her willingness to sacrifice herself for her friends actually boarders on pure stupidity.
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* FallbackMarriagePact: Seth has one of these with Lily Tremaine. They're friends rather than lovers, but still decide to get engaged. But in the end, [[spoiler: they break it up when Seth is reunited with Beatrice (the story's female protagonist) and Lily finds true love with Alexandre (with whom Beatrice had a similar relationship)]].
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* FallbackMarriagePact: Seth has one of these with Lily Tremaine. They're friends rather than lovers, but still decide to get engaged. But in the end, [[spoiler: they break it up when Seth is reunited with Beatrice (the story's female protagonist) and Lily finds true love with Alexandre (with whom Beatrice had a similar relationship)]].
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* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: Very much PlayedForDrama. Beatrice is locked into her room for a week by her EvilUncle. She's not given any food during this time and is near starvation when her aunt comes home and is allowed to give her some soup.
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* NouveauRiche: Yet again, Seth becomes a [[ReconstructedTrope reconstruction]]. Many people think that he's an irritating upstart, who spends an insane amount of money on women, and the OldMoney generally despise him. And it does not help that he can mean unnecessarily mean and proud. But it soon becomes clear to the rader, that there is more depth to him than that, and in the end, he becomes [[spoiler: happily married]].
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* NouveauRiche: Yet again, Seth becomes a [[ReconstructedTrope reconstruction]]. Many people think that he's an irritating upstart, who spends an insane amount of money on women, and the OldMoney generally despise him. And it does not help that he can mean be unnecessarily mean and proud. But it soon becomes clear to the rader, reader, that there is more depth to him than that, and in the end, he becomes [[spoiler: happily married]].
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* RedHeadedHero: Beatrice Löwenström is a FieryRedhead with YouthfulFreckles. She's definately supposed to stand out among other women with a more "normal" appearance.
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* SexAsARiteOfPassage: We get a RareFemaleExample of this when Beatrice has sex for the first time with Seth. Despite how she has to keep this a secret, because of the uptight culture of the 1880s in general and her family situation in particular, this is clearly a big turning point in her life.
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* BadassBookworm: Beatrice is an intelligent book lover, but she also competes with men in ice-skating and horse-riding, assists in a surgery and calls the villains out on their atrocities.
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* NouveauRiche: [[ReconstructedTrope Reconstructed]] when many people feel that Seth is an irritating upstart, who spends an insane amount of money on women, and the OldMoney generally despise him. And it does not help that he can mean unnecessarily mean and proud. But it soon becomes clear to the rader, that there is more depth to him than that, and in the end, he becomes [[spoiler: happily married]].
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* NouveauRiche: Yet again, Seth becomes a [[ReconstructedTrope Reconstructed]] when many reconstruction]]. Many people feel think that Seth is he's an irritating upstart, who spends an insane amount of money on women, and the OldMoney generally despise him. And it does not help that he can mean unnecessarily mean and proud. But it soon becomes clear to the rader, that there is more depth to him than that, and in the end, he becomes [[spoiler: happily married]].
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* FallbackMarriagePact: Seth has one of these with Lily Tremaine. They're friends rather than lovers, but still decide to get engaged. But in the end, [[spoiler: they break it up when Seth is reunited with Beatrice (the story's female protagonist) and Lily finds true love with Alexandre (with whom Beatrice had a similar relationship)]].
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* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Seth is a [[ReconstructedTrope reconstructed example]]. He's believed to be a [[TheCasanova casanova]], but really, he's looking for "the right one". And after he meets Beatrice, he starts losing his interest in any other woman.
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* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Seth is a [[ReconstructedTrope reconstructed example]]. He's believed to be a [[TheCasanova casanova]], but really, he's looking for "the right one". And after he meets Beatrice, he starts losing his interest in any other woman.woman.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It has been several years since Seth was in war, but he can still have nightmares about it.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It has been several years since Seth was in war, but he can still have nightmares about it.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Seth is a very cynical man, who does many stupid things. But still, he never stops believing that you should always do the right thing.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Seth is a very cynical man, who does many stupid things. But still, he never stops believing that you should always do the right thing.thing.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Seth is a [[ReconstructedTrope reconstructed example]]. He's believed to be a [[TheCasanova casanova]], but really, he's looking for "the right one". And after he meets Beatrice, he starts losing his interest in any other woman.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Seth is a [[ReconstructedTrope reconstructed example]]. He's believed to be a [[TheCasanova casanova]], but really, he's looking for "the right one". And after he meets Beatrice, he starts losing his interest in any other woman.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Seth is a very cynical man, who does many stupid things. But still, he never stops believing that you should always do the right thing.
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* YouthfulFreckles: Beatrice has red hair and freckles. And she also is a {{tomboy}} and a PluckyGirl.
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* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Or in this case, "turn out like her grandmother". Beatrice reminds her uncle Wilhelm too much of his mother, who had left her family to study abroad. His treatment of his niece goes downhill from there.
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* YouthfulFreckles: Beatrice has red hair and freckles. And she also is a {{tomboy}} and a PluckyGirl.
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* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Or in this case, "turn out like her grandmother". Beatrice reminds her uncle Wilhelm too much of his mother, who had left her family to study abroad. His treatment of his niece goes downhill from there.
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* TheDogBitesBack: This story has a downplayed example, where Beatrice gets a small revenge on her uncle. Not only does Beatrice [[spoiler: claim the right to "his" house, which he basically had stolen from her, despite that she had inherited it from her grandmother. (What makes it even more awesome is that she sells the house to use the money for education for girls.)]] Beatrice also reminds him of that [[spoiler: his daughter wants nothing more to do with him, and that even his wife has left him]]...
* ThrowTheDogABone: Beatrice might be intelligent, competent and tough, but still, she doesn't have a good life as a girl or as a young woman. Sometimes though, she does get some nice moments in life. She has two good friends in Sofia and Mary, and she also gets a third friend (Vivienne). Beatrice's relationship with Seth is complicated to say the least, but still, it gives her some moments of joy, so that she [[spoiler: doesn't think sex always is bad after she gets raped]]. And in the end, [[spoiler: she and Seth can get married]].
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: The [[TheLadette ladette-like]] Beatrice might compete with men in ice-skating and horse-riding. But she also tries to follow the fashion of the era and can be seen wearing fancy dresses, make-up and high heels.
* TheMcCoy: Beatrice very much fits into this trope. Her willingness to sacrifice herself for her friends actually boarders on pure stupidity.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Beatrice might be intelligent, competent and tough, but still, she doesn't have a good life as a girl or as a young woman. Sometimes though, she does get some nice moments in life. She has two good friends in Sofia and Mary, and she also gets a third friend (Vivienne). Beatrice's relationship with Seth is complicated to say the least, but still, it gives her some moments of joy, so that she [[spoiler: doesn't think sex always is bad after she gets raped]]. And in the end, [[spoiler: she and Seth can get married]].
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: The [[TheLadette ladette-like]] Beatrice might compete with men in ice-skating and horse-riding. But she also tries to follow the fashion of the era and can be seen wearing fancy dresses, make-up and high heels.
* TheMcCoy: Beatrice very much fits into this trope. Her willingness to sacrifice herself for her friends actually boarders on pure stupidity.
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* RedHeadsAreUncool: Beatrice belongs to the fiery cathegory. She's both an intelligent book lover and a plucky tomboy, AND a proto-feminist, which turns a lot of people away from her. She's described as not conventionally beautiful, with too many freckles and too wide a mouth, and she also seems to often wear unflattering clothes.
* SexAsARiteOfPassage: We get a RareFemaleExample of this when Beatrice has sex for the first time with Seth. Despite how she has to keep this a secret, because of the uptight culture of the 1880s in general and her family situation in particular, this is clearly a big turning point in her life.
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* MixedAncestry: Beatrice had a Swedish father and a French mother. [[spoiler: And hers and Seth's kids will be 1/2 Norwegian, 1/4 Swedish and 1/4 French]].
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* ICanStillFight: Beatrice falls off a horse and gets injured, but she wants to get up, despite being adviced not to do so by Seth.
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* DitzyGenius: Beatrice is a very intelligent young woman, when it comes to academical and intellectual pursuits. But man, does she make some lousy decisions! When she's bullied into the engagement with Rosenschiöld, she never asks for help from anybody, who might actually want to and be able to help her. She also gets drunk at Sofia's engagement party (which could have ended much worse than it did), trusts the sociopathic Edvard (she shouldn't have) and tries to seduce Seth when she has just fallen off a horse and gotten injured (not the right time)!
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* BadassBookworm: Beatrice is an intelligent book lover, but she also competes with men in ice-skating and horse-riding, assists in a surgery and calls the villains out on their atrocities.
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