If I Had a Father · Character

Madge

A female character, possibly an older woman, mentioned in connection with Bill.

minor

Also known as Bill Old Madge

First appearance: act i

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Narrative arc

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

This is the dramatic climax because Sir Walter Gervaise’s confession—"I am his father"—reverses the entire emo…

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