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Eliza

A female character appearing in at least one poem.

minor

First appearance: to e t

Eliza's tie to Laban is one of the pressures that moves New Hampshire—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Eliza, having been married three times, expresses her dying wish to not be buried with her previous husbands.
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With Laban (family): Eliza and Laban are likely married or closely related, sharing a household and daily interactions. In Place for a Third: Eliza, having been married three times, expresses her dying wish to not be…

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Character Web

3 connections

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LALabanJSJohn SmithJOJoeELEliza

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • French-Canadian and local residents
  • Generic and elderly locals

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional peak occurs when the speaker, overwhelmed by the "fated night" and the "hissing" snow, nearly su…

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In the story

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