Phoebe, Junior · Character
Sir Robert Dorset
A baronet and gentleman farmer, father of the Dorset sisters, whose easy county standing makes him a useful relation and an unreliable one.
supporting
Also known as Sir Robert, Poor Sir Robert, Robert
First appearance: VIII: The Dorsets
As a supporting figure in Phoebe, Junior, Sir Robert Dorset is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Attends the ball out of curiosity, viewing the event as akin to visiting the Cannibal Islands to observe savages.
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Sir Robert Dorset belongs to the settled county gentry—the world the Copperheads ape and the Mays half-belong to—and his daughters move through Carlingford society with the confidence of people who have never had to…
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- Family
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- Central characters and family
- Minor and background characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs as the May children confront their father’s sudden…
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- Clarence Copperhead
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Sir Robert Dorset is Clarence's father, a wealthy baronet who disapproves of Clarence's… How this plays out →
- Clarence Copperhead
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Sir Robert Dorset is Clarence's father, a wealthy baronet who disapproves of Clarence's… How this plays out →
- Clarence Copperhead
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Sir Robert Dorset is Clarence's father, a wealthy baronet who disapproves of Clarence's… How this plays out →
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