Middlemarch · Character
Ned Plymdale
A young man who briefly courts Rosamond Vincy.
minor
Also known as Mr. Plymdale, young Plymdale, Mr. Ned Plymdale, Ned
First appearance: viii
Ned Plymdale shows up with force in Chapter XXVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A rival suitor who brings the Keepsake to impress Rosamond, but is humiliated by Lydgate's scorn.
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In Chapter XXVII: A rival suitor who brings the Keepsake to impress Rosamond, but is humiliated by Lydgate's scorn. Later, in Chapter LXIV: His upcoming marriage to Sophy Toller is discussed as a potential opportunity…
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Relationship types
- Other
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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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- 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 Ned Plymdale in viii