The Portent · Character
Mrs. Blakesley
Housekeeper or caretaker at Hilton Hall, appears in domestic scenes.
minor
Also known as Mrs.  Blakesley
First appearance: iv hilton hall
Mrs. Blakesley's tie to Lady Alice is one of the pressures that moves The Portent—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as still at the lodge; Duncan plans to call on her.
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With Lady Alice (social): Lady Alice and Mrs. Blakesley have a polite acquaintance, often exchanging pleasantries in the narrator's home. In XXI: Hilton: Mentioned as still at the lodge; Duncan plans to call on her.
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Hilton Hall circle and symbolic figures
- Protagonist
- Campbell household caregivers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when the narrator, overwhelmed by a "new pulse of life" and a "delicious death," con…
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- Lady Alice
social · positive
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