The Country Wife · Character
Lady Fidget
A woman of quality who guards her reputation like a fortress while quietly treating it as the only thing worth losing, and only in private.
major
Also known as Lady Fidget
First appearance: act i
As a major figure in The Country Wife, Lady Fidget is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Lady Fidget moves through the town with the confidence of a woman whose honour is beyond question, and she intends to keep it that way in public. Her husband Sir Jasper, eager to keep her occupied, practically delivers her to Horner's lodgings, and she protests his civility with a chorus of fohs that fool no one who is paying attention. She is the play's sharpest portrait of a reputation maintained at the exact expense of the virtue it is supposed to protect.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Family
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Main characters and intriguers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Sir Jasper Fidget
family · negative
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- Mrs. Margery Pinchwife
rivalry · negative
Relationship notes
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See Lady Fidget in act i