The Turmoil · Character

Sibyl Sheridan

Roscoe's wife, watchful and aggrieved, who keeps her own ledger of the Sheridan family's wrongs and takes a quiet satisfaction when the guilty are brought low.

supporting

Also known as Sibyl, Sheridan, Sibyl Sheridan, Frenzied Sibyl, XXX Sibyl

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Bibbs's sister-in-law, observant of family dynamics.

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Sibyl moves through the Sheridan household with a grievance she never quite states and a memory for every slight. When she learns of the letter Mary Vertrees wrote to Jim, her perplexity gives way to a glow of…

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Character groups

Sheridan Family Circle
Protagonist

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Edith Sheridan
family · positive
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan… How this plays out →
Roscoe Sheridan
family · negative
Mary Vertrees
friendship · positive
James Sheridan
family · ambivalent
Robert Lamhorn
social · ambivalent
Edith Sheridan
family · positive
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan… How this plays out →
Roscoe Sheridan
family · negative
Mary Vertrees
friendship · positive
Edith Sheridan
family · positive
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan… How this plays out →
James Sheridan
family · ambivalent
Roscoe Sheridan
family · negative
Robert Lamhorn
social · ambivalent

Edith Sheridan
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences.
Roscoe Sheridan
Roscoe and his wife Sibyl have a troubled marriage, strained by Roscoe's ambition and emotional neglect.
Mary Vertrees
Mary and Sibyl are close friends, with Sibyl acting as a confidante and supporter of Mary's relationship with Bibbs.
James Sheridan
James Sheridan has a formal, somewhat cold relationship with his daughter-in-law Sibyl, viewing her as a social asset.
Robert Lamhorn
Robert Lamhorn and Sibyl Sheridan move in the same social circles, but their relationship is superficial and strained.
Edith Sheridan
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences.
Roscoe Sheridan
Roscoe and his wife Sibyl have a troubled marriage, strained by Roscoe's ambition and emotional neglect.
Mary Vertrees
Mary and Sibyl are close friends, with Sibyl acting as a confidante and supporter of Mary's relationship with Bibbs.
Edith Sheridan
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences.
James Sheridan
James Sheridan has a formal, somewhat cold relationship with his daughter-in-law Sibyl, viewing her as a social asset.
Roscoe Sheridan
Roscoe and his wife Sibyl have a troubled marriage, strained by Roscoe's ambition and emotional neglect.
Robert Lamhorn
Robert Lamhorn and Sibyl Sheridan move in the same social circles, but their relationship is superficial and strained.

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Sibyl Sheridan appears across 13 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Turmoil
Bibbs's sister-in-law, observant of family dynamics.
III
Discussed by Edith as manipulative and insincere, accused of not caring for Roscoe and of currying favor with James Sheridan.
Chapter X
Argues with Edith about Lamhorn's reputation, then visits Mary to enlist her help, revealing her own jealousy.
XII
Sibyl makes truce with Edith during the mourning period.
XIII
Her laughter at the funeral disturbs Bibbs; he cannot understand its significance.
XVII
Frightened by the piano movers, she speaks with Mrs. Vertrees about Bibbs's health, then later mocks Mary's pursuit of Bibbs to Roscoe.
Chapter XXI
Arrives precisely on time for dinner; looks ill; exchanges charged glances with Edith and asks Bibbs about church.
XXIII
Hysterical and under Dr. Gurney's care, she reveals her bitterness and the change in Bibbs.
XXVII
Pale from illness, walks quickly with Roscoe to the New House to speak with the Sheridans.
Chapter XXVIII
Apologizes to Sheridan for her earlier behavior, then deliberately exposes the Vertrees family's financial ruin and accuses Mary of gold-digging, knowing Bibbs can overhear.
XXIX
Referenced as having told Bibbs that 'no girl could care about him' and revealed Mary's financial desperation.
Chapter XXX
Taunts Bibbs about his marriage prospects, then feels vindicated when Mary refuses him.
XXXI
Referenced in the context of a past incident where she made a fuss and was possibly turned out by Mary Vertrees.

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