# Tom — The Conscious Lovers character guide

> Tom in The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0006-act-i

## Snapshot

Bevil Jr.'s resourceful manservant, smitten with Phillis and convinced that one acre with her beats a whole county without.

## Who they are

Tom carries his master's letters and his own ambitions with equal energy, breaking china cups in his passion for Phillis and arguing that servants must strike a livelihood for themselves while their betters dither. He sees the lovers' negotiations as a game whose winnings might include a small tenement for two. His blend of cheek, devotion, and self-interest keeps the play's lower plot humming beneath the genteel one.

## Relationships

### [Sir John Bevil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conscious_lovers_se/characters/sir_john_bevil)

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Tom is a servant in Sir John's household, often running errands and delivering messages.

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