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Tantripp

Dorothea's maid and personal attendant.

minor

Also known as Tantripp, Dismissing Tantripp

First appearance: v

Tantripp shows up with force in Chapter XX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Dorothea's maid, who accompanies her on drives in Rome when Mr.
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In Chapter XX: Dorothea's maid, who accompanies her on drives in Rome when Mr. Casaubon is occupied. Later, in XXI: Tantripp brings Dorothea a card and announces Will Ladislaw's visit, acting as a servant in the…

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Character Web

13 connections

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MBMr. BrookeTLTertius LydgateECEdward CasaubonBJBrother JonahFVFred VincyTATantripp

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor female attendants and past loves
  • Middlemarch social and professional network
  • Artistic and scholarly outsiders

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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