The Conscious Lovers · Character
Lucinda
A merchant's daughter with a sharp tongue and a clear head, expected to marry wherever her parents point and to feel nothing about it.
supporting
Also known as Mrs. Lucinda
First appearance: act i
As a supporting figure in The Conscious Lovers, Lucinda is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Lucinda has already ended Bevil's pretensions by letter, given her affections to Myrtle, and now watches her mother parade Cimberton through the house as if the wedding were done. She mocks the doctrine that a maid should not even look at her husband until the minister hands her over, and trades barbs with her maid Phillis about love, obedience, and what servants seal with their lips. Her wit and her resistance to being traded like stock make her the play's sharpest comment on marriage as a family transaction.
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Character Web
13 connectionsA slice of how Lucinda sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Professional
- Romantic
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Central love plot
- Protagonist
- Comic servant subplot
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- 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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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Phillis
professional · positive
Lucinda is the mistress and Phillis her maid, sharing a friendly but hierarchical… How this plays out →
- Cimberton
romantic · negative
- Sir John Bevil
social · ambivalent
- Myrtle
romantic · positive
Relationship notes
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See Lucinda in act i