Point Counter Point · Character
Mrs. Bidlake
John Bidlake's wife and Walter's mother.
minor
Also known as Bidlake
First appearance: ii
Mrs. Bidlake's tie to Lady Edward Tantamount is one of the pressures that moves Point Counter Point—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Weeds her garden while lost in a vague meditation on Pinturicchio, eternity, and God; calls her Pekingese T'ang.
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With Lady Edward Tantamount (social): Lady Edward and Mrs. Bidlake are elderly society matrons who maintain a polite, superficial acquaintance through shared social circles. With Elinor Quarles (social): Elinor and Mrs.
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Central characters and lovers
- Minor characters and extras
- Business associates
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the narrative climax occurs as the psychological and emotional peak of Sidney Quarles’s hypoc…
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- Lady Edward Tantamount
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Lady Edward and Mrs. How this plays out →
- Elinor Quarles
social · positive
- Lady Edward Tantamount
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Lady Edward and Mrs. How this plays out →
- Lady Edward Tantamount
social · positive
Lady Edward and Mrs. How this plays out →
- Elinor Quarles
social · positive
- Elinor Quarles
social · positive
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