Lady Chatterley’s Lover · Character
Duncan Forbes
A Scottish artist and friend of the Chatterleys.
minor
Also known as Forbes
First appearance: XVII
Duncan Forbes's tie to Constance Chatterley is one of the pressures that moves Lady Chatterley’s Lover—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Duncan accompanies Connie in Venice, offering a quiet, inverted love and reflecting on human disconnection.
Duncan Forbes first appears in 0016 xvii.
With Constance Chatterley (friendship): Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual companionship. With Constance Chatterley (friendship): Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual companionship. With Constance Chatterley (friendship): Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual companionship.
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- Friendship
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Character groups
- Constance's past acquaintances
- Protagonist
- Constance's family and lovers
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- Constance Chatterley
friendship · positive
Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual… How this plays out →
- Constance Chatterley
friendship · positive
Platonic friendship with a sensitive artist who provides Constance with intellectual… How this plays out →
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See Duncan Forbes in XVII