Framley Parsonage · Character
Griselda Grantly
Barsetshire's statuesque beauty, schooled to marry well, who signs her wedding name without a tremor and asks after her moire antique before the carriage rolls.
supporting
Also known as Griselda, Miss Grantly, the Grantly
First appearance: XI: Griselda Grantly
As a supporting figure in Framley Parsonage, Griselda Grantly is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Griselda is the focus of Lady Lufton's matrimonial plans for Lord Lufton; at dinner she sits beside him and remains composed and silent.
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Griselda Grantly is the archdeacon's daughter, raised by a mother who made her a flawless aristocratic article and now watches her take her place among the great. Her beauty is classical and her manner impeccable, but…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Financial and Political Entanglements
- Extensive Supporting Cast
- Framley Village and Clergy
- Gresham Family and Status
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs as Lucy receives Lady Lufton’s note, triggering an intense emotion…
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- Lord Lufton
social · ambivalent
Griselda is a cold, ambitious socialite whom Lady Lufton once hoped Lord Lufton would… How this plays out →
- Lady Lufton
social · ambivalent
- Fanny Robarts
social · ambivalent
- Lucy Robarts
rivalry · negative
- Fanny Robarts
social · ambivalent
- Lady Lufton
social · ambivalent
- Lord Lufton
social · ambivalent
Griselda is a cold, ambitious socialite whom Lady Lufton once hoped Lord Lufton would… How this plays out →
- Lady Lufton
social · ambivalent
- Lucy Robarts
rivalry · negative
- Lucy Robarts
rivalry · negative
- Lord Lufton
social · ambivalent
Griselda is a cold, ambitious socialite whom Lady Lufton once hoped Lord Lufton would… How this plays out →
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Griselda Grantly appears across 14 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- XI: Griselda Grantly
- Mrs. Podgens' Baby
- Mrs. Proudie’s Conversazione
- Harold Smith in the Cabinet
- Why Puck, the Pony, Was Beaten
- The Triumph of the Giants
- Non-Impulsive
- Impulsive
- +6 more
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