Short Fiction · Character
Baptista Heddegan
An unlucky woman whose marriage plans go awry.
minor
Also known as Baptista, The unlucky Baptista, Heddegan
First appearance: destiny and a blue cloak
Baptista Heddegan shows up with force in XVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Baptista's mother, who is deaf and didactic, urging her daughter to keep her word and marry Heddegan.
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In IV: Baptista's mother, who is deaf and didactic, urging her daughter to keep her word and marry Heddegan. Later, in V: Newly married to David Heddegan, she is horrified to learn that the room they occupy was just…
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- Other
Character groups
- Romantic Intrigue and Gossip
- Romantic Misunderstandings and Dilemmas
- Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
- Complex Web of Love and Consequences
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- Breaking point
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