Middlemarch · Character
Mrs. Plymdale
A Middlemarch matron and mother of Ned Plymdale.
minor
Also known as Plymdale, Mrs. Plymdale
First appearance: viii
Mrs. Plymdale shows up with force in Chapter XVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
She thinks Rosamond has been educated to a ridiculous pitch, as her accomplishments will be laid aside after marriage.
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In Chapter XVI: She thinks Rosamond has been educated to a ridiculous pitch, as her accomplishments will be laid aside after marriage. Later, in Chapter LXIV: Discusses her son Ned's upcoming marriage to Sophy Toller…
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- Local gossips and matrons
- Middlemarch social and professional network
- Legal and familial authority figures
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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 Mrs. Plymdale in viii