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Encyclopedia > A Damsel in Distress

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Damsel in distress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (689 words)
In her earliest misadventures the damsel in distress was often left as bait for monsters, as in the myth of Andromeda, where her plight, chained naked to a rock, became a favorite theme of later painters.
The damsel in distress was an archetypal character of medieval romances, where typically she was rescued from imprisonment in a tower of a castle by a knight-errant.
Reprising her medieval role the damsel in distress is a staple character of Gothic literature, where she is typically incarcerated in a castle or monastery and menaced by a sadistic nobleman, or members of the religious orders.
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