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Dorothy

An old servant at Northanger Abbey who shows Catherine Mrs. Tilney's room.

minor

First appearance: xx

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DSDr. SkinnerHTHenry TilneyCMCatherine Morl…DODorothy

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Northanger Abbey circle
  • Protagonist
  • Bath social circle

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

Catherine’s emotional peak occurs when she realizes that General Tilney’s absence brings her “the first experi…

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