The Story of Gösta Berling · Character
Margareta Celsing
A strong and independent woman who owns an ironworks.
minor
First appearance: Margareta Celsing
Margareta Celsing shows up with force in II: The Beggar. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The major's wife at Ekeby, who reveals her past as the beautiful Margareta Celsing and convinces Gösta to live by promising to care for the Broby clergyman's daughter.
Margareta Celsing first appears in 0040 part ii xxiii margareta celsing.
In II: The Beggar: The major's wife at Ekeby, who reveals her past as the beautiful Margareta Celsing and convinces Gösta to live by promising to care for the Broby clergyman's daughter.
Later, in III: Christmas Day: The major's wife, hostess of the dinner, is publicly humiliated and driven out; she shows strength and refuses to let Captain Christian become a murderer.
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- Strong and Independent Figures
- Protagonist
- Ekeby Pensioners Core
- Wealthy and Influential Families
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