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Ulrika Dillner

The housekeeper at Berga, who looks after everything.

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Also known as Mamselle Ulrika Dillner, old Ulrika, Mamselle Dillner

First appearance: part i ii christmas eve

Ulrika Dillner shows up with force in Gösta Berling, Poet. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mamselle at Berga, she welcomes Gösta and laments the family's poverty.
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In Gösta Berling, Poet: Mamselle at Berga, she welcomes Gösta and laments the family's poverty. Later, in Ghost-Stories: Marries Sintram, suffers homesickness and terror at Fors, and plays the polka to express her…

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See Ulrika Dillner in part i ii christmas eve

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ASAnna StjärnhökSISintramCLCaptain LennartFUFerdinand UgglaTYThe Young Coun…UDUlrika Dillner

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Character groups

  • Wealthy and Influential Families
  • Ekeby Pensioners Core
  • Simple and Noble Souls

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Marianne’s act of burning her letters and diaries signifies an emotional and psychological peak where she cons…

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See Ulrika Dillner in part i ii christmas eve