Middlemarch · Character
Madame Laure
A French actress whom Lydgate was infatuated with in Paris.
minor
Also known as Madame Laure, Laure
First appearance: xii
Madame Laure shows up with force in XV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A French actress who captivates Lydgate in Paris.
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In XV: A French actress who captivates Lydgate in Paris. She accidentally (or intentionally) stabs her husband on stage, and later rejects…
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor female attendants and past loves
- Middlemarch social and professional network
- Artistic and scholarly outsiders
- Minor townspeople, relatives, and servants
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Dorothea, having just endured the humiliation…
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See Madame Laure in xii