Bleak House · Character
Mr. Bayham Badger
A physician in Chelsea who employs Allan Woodcourt.
minor
Also known as Mr. Badger, Badger
First appearance: xii on the watch
Mr. Bayham Badger shows up with force in XIII: Esther’s Narrative. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Agrees to take Richard as a student; proud of his wife's previous marriages.
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In XIII: Esther’s Narrative: Agrees to take Richard as a student; proud of his wife's previous marriages. Later, in XVII: Esther's Narrative: Visits with her husband and speaks of Richard's place in their society,…
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- Mrs. Bayham Badger's Marriages
- Chancery and Mystery Core
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because it depicts Esther’s psychological reversal from illness and los…
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See Mr. Bayham Badger in xii on the watch