Aspects of the Novel · Character
Sir Willoughby
Egoistic hero from Meredith's The Egoist, analyzed for character flaws.
minor
First appearance: iii people
Sir Willoughby's tie to Laetitia Dale is one of the pressures that moves Aspects of the Novel—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Comic psychology and egoism
- Diverse characters and narrative theory
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Laetitia Dale
romantic · ambivalent
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