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Isabel

A friend of Jane's from her school days.

minor

Also known as Susan, Susan Isabel

First appearance: I

Isabel shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The new nursemaid, whose real name is Isabel but is called Susan as being more suitable for a servant, is introduced.
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In I: The new nursemaid, whose real name is Isabel but is called Susan as being more suitable for a servant, is introduced. Later, in IV:…

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FRFredaVDVernon DeyreNFNurse FrancesRMReverend MotherGGGeorge GreenISIsabel

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and supporting characters
  • Tragic female connections
  • Protagonist
  • Vernon's inner circle

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the dramatic climax because Vernon reaches an emotional and psychological peak where his grief over Ja…

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See Isabel in I