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Anastasia Vulliamy

A young woman swept into a comedic adoption scheme in The Fascinating Foundling, whose outraged dignity collides with the schemes of those around her.

supporting

Also known as Anastasia To Mercer, Mercer, Anastasia, Anastasia Vulliamy, Miss Anastasia Vulliamy

First appearance: the fascinating foundling

As a supporting figure in Short Plays, Anastasia Vulliamy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Anastasia moves through The Fascinating Foundling as the object of a benevolent plot that treats her less as a person than as a problem to be solved by arrangement. Her turning on her assailant in 'outraged majesty' — the Dark Lady falling to her knees in terror — shows a young woman who will not be handled quietly, and whose fury is funnier because it is entirely justified. She anchors the play's early comedy by giving its schemers something with a will of its own to work upon.

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MEMercerHBHorace BrabazonBPBlanco PosnetLALord Augustus …YSYoung StrapperAVAnastasia Vulliamy

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  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Great Catherine court
  • Minor and referenced characters
  • Preface literary references
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

  • Mercer

    professional · positive

    Anastasia Vulliamy and Mercer are employer and servant, with Mercer acting as her loyal… How this plays out →

  • Mercer

    professional · positive

    Anastasia Vulliamy and Mercer are employer and servant, with Mercer acting as her loyal… How this plays out →

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See Anastasia Vulliamy in the fascinating foundling
See Anastasia Vulliamy in the fascinating foundling