The House of Mirth · Character
Duchess of Beltshire
An English duchess visiting New York.
minor
Also known as Beltshire
First appearance: xi
Duchess of Beltshire's tie to Lily Bart is one of the pressures that moves The House of Mirth—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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- Social
- Other
Character groups
- High society insiders
- 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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- Lily Bart
social · ambivalent
A patronizing acquaintance who uses Lily as a decorative social asset without genuine… How this plays out →
- Lily Bart
social · ambivalent
A patronizing acquaintance who uses Lily as a decorative social asset without genuine… How this plays out →
- Lily Bart
social · ambivalent
A patronizing acquaintance who uses Lily as a decorative social asset without genuine… How this plays out →
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See Duchess of Beltshire in xi