The Country Wife · Character
Sir Jasper Fidget
A bustling London husband who mistakes strategic negligence for prudence, cheerfully delivering his restless wife into the very lodgings he should fear most.
supporting
Also known as Sir Jasper, Jasper Fidget
First appearance: act i
As a supporting figure in The Country Wife, Sir Jasper Fidget is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Sir Jasper is a man of business and pleasure whose chief talent is being usefully absent; he invites Horner to dine and play cards with Lady Fidget, reasoning that a husband should provide innocent diversion rather than police his wife. That confidence is exactly what Horner's eunuch stratagem exploits, since Sir Jasper's complacency opens doors no jealous husband would. His blundering trust sets the machinery of the Fidget household in motion and shows how easily London's reputation economy can be gamed.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Social
- Family
- 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
- Mrs. Margery Pinchwife
social · ambivalent
Margery and Sir Jasper are acquaintances in the social circle of London, with Sir Jasper… How this plays out →
- Mr. Harcourt
social · ambivalent
- Lady Fidget
family · negative
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See Sir Jasper Fidget in act i