Short Fiction · Character
Mrs. Barnet
A commanding wife whose sharp outbreaks and refusal to soften have driven her husband into a solitude of memory and regret.
supporting
Also known as Barnet
First appearance: destiny and a blue cloak
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Avoids her husband upon his return, staying with the dressmaker.
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Mrs. Barnet moves through the borough as a tall, commanding presence, her marriage to Barnet reduced to separate meals and locked doors. Her outbreaks are the talk of the town-council room, and Downe's cheerful 'it will…
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Relationship types
- Other
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- Complex Web of Love and Consequences
- Protagonist
- Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
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