Getting Married · Character
Cecil Sykes
Edith's earnest, slightly hapless fiancé, a gentleman whose respectable intentions keep colliding with the uncomfortable logic of the marriage debate.
supporting
Also known as Cecil, Mr. Cecil Sykes, Sykes, poor Cecil
First appearance: getting married
As a supporting figure in Getting Married, Cecil Sykes is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Referenced indirectly as the young man in the Candida example, though not named in the excerpt.
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Cecil arrives at the wedding prepared to do the decent thing, only to find his bride's family treating matrimony as a problem in political economy rather than a sacrament. He is well-meaning but unarmed for the…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Wedding party and family
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Edith
romantic · positive
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- Reginald Hotchkiss
rivalry · negative
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