The Portrait of a Lady · Character

Count Gemini

The Countess Gemini's estranged husband.

minor

First appearance: xxi

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Ralph Touchett,…

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