# Mrs. Plymdale — Middlemarch character guide

> Mrs. Plymdale in Middlemarch by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Plymdale, Mrs. Plymdale

**First appearance:** 0011-viii

## Who they are

A Middlemarch matron and mother of Ned Plymdale.

## In the story

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/xvi)

She thinks Rosamond has been educated to a ridiculous pitch, as her accomplishments will be laid aside after marriage.

### [Chapter LXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/lxiv)

Discusses her son Ned's upcoming marriage to Sophy Toller with Rosamond, emphasizing social propriety.

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