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Elinor

A woman of sensibility in a romantic story.

minor

First appearance: a tale of the passions

Elinor shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Woodville's beloved, a young heiress of exquisite beauty; dies of fever despite Woodville's desperate attempts to revive her.
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In IX: Woodville's beloved, a young heiress of exquisite beauty; dies of fever despite Woodville's desperate attempts to revive her. Later, in X: Elinor is Woodville's deceased bride, whose memory and death are central…

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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