Short Fiction · Character
Shadrach Jolliffe
A sea captain whose mysterious past shadows his present, carrying secrets that surface with the slow inevitability of a tide returning to shore.
supporting
Also known as Captain Jolliffe, Shadrach, Jolliffe, old Jolliffe, Captain Shadrach Jolliffe
First appearance: destiny and a blue cloak
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A sea captain who returns home and marries, then goes to sea again to please his wife.
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Captain Shadrach Jolliffe belongs to Hardy's world of coastal Wessex, where the sea shapes men as much as it shapes the land. His authority as a captain sits uneasily alongside whatever private history he carries, and…
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- Romantic
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- Haunting Pasts and Duty
- Romantic Entanglements and Consequences
- Past Resurfaces Dramatically
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- Anna
romantic · ambivalent
Anna and Shadrach are lovers, their relationship marked by passion and eventual tragedy. How this plays out →
- Anna
romantic · ambivalent
Anna and Shadrach are lovers, their relationship marked by passion and eventual tragedy. How this plays out →
- Anna
romantic · ambivalent
Anna and Shadrach are lovers, their relationship marked by passion and eventual tragedy. How this plays out →
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