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Sister Martha
A nun or religious sister who appears briefly in the narrative.
minor
Also known as Sister Martha, Martha, sister Martha
First appearance: xx
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor townspeople, relatives, and servants
- Middlemarch social and professional network
- Artistic and scholarly outsiders
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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