# Ned Plymdale — Middlemarch character guide

> Ned Plymdale in Middlemarch by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Plymdale, young Plymdale, Mr. Ned Plymdale, Ned

**First appearance:** 0011-viii

## Who they are

A young man who briefly courts Rosamond Vincy.

## In the story

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

A rival suitor who brings the Keepsake to impress Rosamond, but is humiliated by Lydgate's scorn.

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

His upcoming marriage to Sophy Toller is discussed as a potential opportunity for Lydgate to sell his house.

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