Ivanhoe: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Ivanhoe. Pick one to read it.

• Greedy Jewin 177 titlesIsaac of York in Ivanhoe is a downplayed example. He is very concerned about protecting his money and his goods, and has seemingly unlimited stores of riches but still pleads poverty.Read →
• Corrupt Churchin 323 titlesSir Walter, being a conventional if not convicted Presbyterian, invented quite a few corrupt churchmen as Take Thats against the Roman Catholic Church: the worldly Prior Aymer, the proud, cruel, and…Read →
• Cooked to DeathRare · in 51 titlesCooked to Death (threatened): Having captured the wealthy Isaac of York, Front-de-Boeuf has him thrown into a dungeon and threatens to have him tied to a gridiron placed over glowing coals unless Isa…Read →
• Disinherited ChildRare · in 10 titlesIvanhoe has been disinherited by his Saxon father, Cedric of Rotherwood, because Ivanhoe allied with Norman King Richard to fight in the Crusades.Read →
• Purple Prosein 237 titlesAs an example, Ulrica's parting Take That!Read →
• People of Hair Colorin 63 titlesAlthough Scott's assertion of a lingering racial animosity between Normans and Saxons was not absolutely without basis (there was in Henry II's time a Saxon noble called "William with the Beard" who…Read →