The Conscious Lovers · Character
Cimberton
A pedantic fortune-hunter paraded before Lucinda, who inspects her like livestock and lectures on necks and bosoms with a connoisseur's gravity.
supporting
Also known as Sir Geoffry Cimberton, old Cimberton, Mr. Cimberton
First appearance: act iii
As a supporting figure in The Conscious Lovers, Cimberton is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Cimberton arrives as the wealthy suitor Mrs. Sealand favors, a man whose avarice and vanity make him examine a prospective bride the way a jockey examines a horse. His absurd erudition and cold appraisal of Lucinda's…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Romantic
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Central love plot
- Protagonist
- Comic servant subplot
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it presents the peak of dramatic irony and emotional tension, as Myr…
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- Phillis
social · negative
Cimberton is a foolish suitor to Lucinda who interacts with Phillis as a servant, often… How this plays out →
- Lucinda
romantic · negative
- Sir John Bevil
social · negative
- Myrtle
rivalry · negative
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See Cimberton in act iii