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Lady Ingram

Blanche's proud mother who visits Thornfield.

minor

Also known as the Dowager Lady Ingram, The Dowager, Lady Ingram, the Dowager Ingram, Lord Ingram, Old Lord Ingram, The tall and phlegmatic Lord Ingram

First appearance: xvii

Lady Ingram shows up with force in Chapter XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Objects to the gipsy's presence but is overruled by her daughter Blanche.
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FLFrederick LynnJRJohn ReedMRMr. RochesterJEJane EyreCDColonel DentLILady Ingram

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Gateshead and Thornfield associates
  • Minor and background characters
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Lady Ingram in xvii