The Great Impersonation · Character
Mrs. Unthank
Roger Unthank's mother, kept on at the Hall as Lady Dominey's attendant, nurses a mother's grief into open accusation of murder.
supporting
First appearance: ii
As a supporting figure in The Great Impersonation, Mrs. Unthank is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Confronts Dominey upon his arrival, accusing him of murdering her son and driving his wife mad.
Mrs. Unthank holds the only position that lets her stay near the family she blames for her son's death, and she uses it without flinching, calling Sir Everard a murderer to his face in his own hall. Her bitterness is not merely personal; it is the village's verdict given voice, and her refusal to be managed by lawyers or masters makes her a living reproach to the returned baronet. As long as she has access to Lady Dominey, the old scandal stays open, and no impostor can feel entirely safe under her stare.
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- Protagonist
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See Mrs. Unthank in ii