Fanny’s First Play · Character
Mr. Robin Gilbey
A prosperous, iron-willed tradesman who disowns his son on principle, yet can't resist a chance to hear news of the lad.
major
Also known as Gilbey, Mr. Gilbey, Bobby, Rob, Bob, Master Bobby, Bobby Gilbey
First appearance: fanny s first play
As a major figure in Fanny’s First Play, Mr. Robin Gilbey is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Gilbey presides over a respectable household where appearances are everything and a visitor on the doorstep is a scandal. When a young woman with a police-court connection to his son arrives, his instinct is to have her…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Gilbey Household and Associates
- Protagonist
- Minor and Referential Characters
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- Breaking point
This scene is the dramatic climax because Bobby’s confession to Juggins—that he wants to break an engagement w…
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- Juggins
professional · positive
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