She Stoops to Conquer · Character
Miss Neville
Mrs. Hardcastle's jewel-heiress ward, outwardly courting a booby cousin while secretly pledged to Hastings and scheming to keep her fortune.
supporting
Also known as Constance Neville, Constance, Neville, Miss Constance Neville
First appearance: act i
As a supporting figure in She Stoops to Conquer, Miss Neville is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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As Mrs. Hardcastle's ward, Constance Neville is a fortune in jewels trapped inside a family that means to keep her there by marrying her to Tony. She feigns affection for that 'pretty monster' while her real affections…
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See Miss Neville in act iCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Family
- Romantic
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Main characters and lovers
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene marks the dramatic climax because Hastings and Miss Neville’s carefully laid plan to elope hinges e…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Tony Lumpkin
family · negative
Miss Neville and Tony Lumpkin are cousins, with Tony being forced upon her as a suitor by… How this plays out →
- Hastings
romantic · positive
- Miss Hardcastle
friendship · positive
Relationship notes
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See Miss Neville in act i