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Lady Mortimer

A female member of the Mortimer family.

minor

First appearance: vi

Lady Mortimer shows up with force in Elinor's Spiritual and Emotional Struggle. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Elinor's Puritan aunt, who writes a letter urging her to return to Calvinist faith and warning of her spiritual peril.
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In Elinor's Spiritual and Emotional Struggle: Elinor's Puritan aunt, who writes a letter urging her to return to Calvinist faith and…

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FJFather JoseJMJohn MelmothEMElinor MortimerMMMargaret Morti…PRPrynneLMLady Mortimer

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Embedded Tale Characters
  • Spanish Inquisition Victims
  • Protagonist
  • Mortimer Family Drama

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Lady Mortimer in vi