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Cuthbert Clare

Angel's other brother, also a clergyman, who shares Felix's conventional views.

minor

Also known as Cuthbert, the Reverend Cuthbert

First appearance: XXV

Cuthbert Clare shows up with force in Chapter II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The second brother, an undergraduate, who walks on with Felix while Angel stays to dance.
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In Chapter II: The second brother, an undergraduate, who walks on with Felix while Angel stays to dance. Later, in XXV: Angel's other brother, a classical scholar and Fellow of his College, who is more liberal-minded…

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Character Web

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RPRetty PriddleJDJoan DurbeyfieldDCDairyman CrickFCFelix ClareACAngel ClareCCCuthbert Clare

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  • Other

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

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

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See Cuthbert Clare in XXV