Mary Olivier: A Life · Character
Mrs. Sutcliffe
Mr. Sutcliffe's wife, a neighbor of the Oliviers.
minor
Also known as old Sutcliffe
First appearance: book i infancy 1865 1869
Mrs. Sutcliffe's tie to Mary Olivier is one of the pressures that moves Mary Olivier: A Life—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mrs. Sutcliffe first appears in 0000 book i infancy 1865 1869.
With Mary Olivier (friendship): Mary and Mrs. Sutcliffe share a warm, intellectual friendship, with Mrs. Sutcliffe serving as a mentor and confidante to Mary. With Mary Olivier (friendship): Mary and Mrs. Sutcliffe share a warm, intellectual friendship, with Mrs. Sutcliffe serving as a mentor and confidante to Mary. With Mary Olivier (friendship): Mary and Mrs. Sutcliffe share a warm, intellectual friendship, with Mrs. Sutcliffe serving as a mentor and confidante to Mary.
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Core Family and Close Circle
- Village Tradesman and Nanny
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Mary Olivier’s emotional peak is her ecstatic, unutterable happiness while composing her “Dream-Play” on the m…
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friendship · positive
- Mary Olivier
friendship · positive
- Mary Olivier
friendship · positive
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See Mrs. Sutcliffe in book i infancy 1865 1869