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Professor Dingo

A scientist who marries Mrs. Bayham Badger after her first husband's death.

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First appearance: xii on the watch

See Professor Dingo in xii on the watchBook page

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MBMr. Bayham Bad…ACAda ClareCHCaptain HawdonESEsther SummersonRCRichard CarstonePDProfessor Dingo

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Mrs. Bayham Badger's Marriages
  • Chancery and Mystery Core
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • 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 Professor Dingo in xii on the watch