Man and Wife · Character
Duncan
Sir Patrick's loyal servant.
minor
Also known as the faithful Duncan
First appearance: xi sir patrick
Duncan shows up with force in Traced. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Returns from the station with the stationmaster to report that Anne has taken the up-train; later left on watch at the station.
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In Traced: Returns from the station with the stationmaster to report that Anne has taken the up-train; later left on watch at the station. Later, in XXV: Forward: Sir Patrick's servant; he suggests that Blanche's…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Background servants and family
- Central marriage plot characters
- Legal and innkeeper figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because the narrator reaches an absolute emotional and psychological nadir, declar…
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