Agnes Grey · Character
Mrs. Bloomfield
The weak, ineffectual mother of the Bloomfield children.
minor
Also known as Mrs. Bloomfield, The senior Mrs. Bloomfield, old Mrs. Bloomfield
First appearance: First Lessons in the Art of Instruction
Mrs. Bloomfield's tie to Mary Ann is one of the pressures that moves Agnes Grey—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Mary Ann (family): Mrs. Bloomfield is Mary Ann's mother, a weak, ineffectual woman who spoils her children but fails to control them. With Mr. Bloomfield (family): Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield are a married couple, with…
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- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Moral and social contrasts
- Family and early influences
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Mary Ann
family · ambivalent
- Mr. Bloomfield
family · negative
- Mary Ann
family · ambivalent
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