Melmoth the Wanderer · Character
Margaret Mortimer
Elinor's mother, who tries to protect her daughter from heartbreak.
minor
Also known as Mrs. Margaret Mortimer, Mortimer
First appearance: vi
Margaret Mortimer's tie to Elinor Mortimer is one of the pressures that moves Melmoth the Wanderer—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Margaret sends letters to Elinor announcing John Sandal's arrival and the death of Mrs.
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With Elinor Mortimer (family): Elinor and Margaret Mortimer are mother and daughter, bound by shared grief and Margaret's protective care over Elinor. With John Melmoth (psychological): John Melmoth manipulates Margaret…
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- Family
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Mortimer Family Drama
- Embedded Tale Characters
- Protagonist
- Jewish Mystical Figures
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Elinor Mortimer
family · positive
Elinor and Margaret Mortimer are mother and daughter, bound by shared grief and… How this plays out →
- John Melmoth
psychological · negative
- Sir Roger Mortimer
family · ambivalent
- Elinor Mortimer
family · positive
Elinor and Margaret Mortimer are mother and daughter, bound by shared grief and… How this plays out →
- Elinor Mortimer
family · positive
Elinor and Margaret Mortimer are mother and daughter, bound by shared grief and… How this plays out →
- John Melmoth
psychological · negative
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