Middlemarch · Character
Frank Hawley
A lawyer and outspoken critic of Bulstrode in Middlemarch politics.
minor
Also known as Mr. Frank Hawley, Mr. Hawley, Hawley, Frank Hawley
First appearance: x
Frank Hawley shows up with force in XLVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as part of Middlemarch opinion, spreading rumors that Casaubon has disowned Ladislaw.
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In XLVI: Mentioned as part of Middlemarch opinion, spreading rumors that Casaubon has disowned Ladislaw. Later, in LXXI: Hawley organizes a select party to discuss the case, leads the public condemnation of Bulstrode,…
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Character groups
- Middlemarch social and professional network
- Local gossips and matrons
- Artistic and scholarly outsiders
- Minor townspeople, relatives, and servants
- Legal and familial authority figures
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Dorothea, having just endured the humiliation…
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