Our Nig · Character
Seth Shipley
Mag Smith's second husband, who abandons her and Frado.
minor
Also known as Seth
First appearance: II: My Father’s Death
Seth Shipley's tie to Mag Smith is one of the pressures that moves Our Nig—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Seth, Jim's former business partner, becomes Mag's common-law husband and proposes giving Frado away to the Bellmonts.
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Frado's Companions & Caretakers
- Bellmont Household & Associates
- Protagonist
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- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Mag Smith
romantic · negative
Mag Smith has a romantic relationship with Seth Shipley, which leads to her abandoning… How this plays out →
- Mag Smith
romantic · negative
Mag Smith has a romantic relationship with Seth Shipley, which leads to her abandoning… How this plays out →
- Mag Smith
romantic · negative
Mag Smith has a romantic relationship with Seth Shipley, which leads to her abandoning… How this plays out →
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