No More Parades · Character
Major Perowne
A pompous, incompetent major and Sylvia's lover, whose vanity and ineptitude make him a walking embarrassment to the officers around him.
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Also known as Perowne, Major Wilfrid Fosbrooke Eddicker Perowne of Perowne
First appearance: no more parades
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Mentioned as the man with whom Sylvia had an affair and who accompanied her to France; he is given a dressing-down by Campion.
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In III: Mentioned as the man with whom Sylvia had an affair and who accompanied her to France; he is given a dressing-down by Campion. Later, in I: Perowne is with Sylvia, begging her to leave her bedroom door…
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- Tietjens' inner circle and antagonists
- Protagonist
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In this scene, the dramatic climax occurs because Sylvia’s casual, detached announcement of Christopher’s arri…
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