A Damsel in Distress · Character
Geoffrey Raymond
Lord Marshmoreton's secretary, a quiet, capable young man whose unassuming presence hides a stake in the very romance everyone else is scheming about.
supporting
Also known as Geoffrey
First appearance: ii
As a supporting figure in A Damsel in Distress, Geoffrey Raymond is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The American Maud met in Wales; she is still in love with him and hopes to see him again.
Geoffrey moves through Belpher Castle with the discretion of a good secretary, taking notes, keeping confidences, and never quite saying what he knows. He is the still point around which Maud's letters and George's hopes circulate, and his own feelings—carefully banked—give the plot a second, subtler current beneath the farcical surface. His usefulness to Lord Marshmoreton and his loyalty to Maud make him both a facilitator and a rival, and the reader senses early that his calm is doing a great deal of work.
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- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because George reaches the emotional and psychological peak of his despair, realiz…
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See Geoffrey Raymond in ii