# Sibyl Sheridan — The Turmoil character guide > Sibyl Sheridan in The Turmoil by Booth Tarkington. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Sibyl, Sheridan, Sibyl Sheridan, Frenzied Sibyl, XXX Sibyl **First appearance:** 0002-i ## Snapshot 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. ## Who they are 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 triumph—the guilty, after all, have not been exalted. Her small, sharp victories are the novel's reminder that in this family even the bystanders are keeping score. ## Relationships ### [Edith Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/edith_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences. ### [Roscoe Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/roscoe_sheridan) _family_ Roscoe and his wife Sibyl have a troubled marriage, strained by Roscoe's ambition and emotional neglect. ### [Mary Vertrees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/mary_vertrees) _friendship_ Mary and Sibyl are close friends, with Sibyl acting as a confidante and supporter of Mary's relationship with Bibbs. ### [James Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/james_sheridan) _family_ James Sheridan has a formal, somewhat cold relationship with his daughter-in-law Sibyl, viewing her as a social asset. ### [Robert Lamhorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/robert_lamhorn) _social_ Robert Lamhorn and Sibyl Sheridan move in the same social circles, but their relationship is superficial and strained. ### [Edith Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/edith_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences. ### [Roscoe Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/roscoe_sheridan) _family_ Roscoe and his wife Sibyl have a troubled marriage, strained by Roscoe's ambition and emotional neglect. ### [Mary Vertrees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/mary_vertrees) _friendship_ Mary and Sibyl are close friends, with Sibyl acting as a confidante and supporter of Mary's relationship with Bibbs. ### [Edith Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/edith_sheridan) _family_ Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences. ### [James Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/james_sheridan) _family_ James Sheridan has a formal, somewhat cold relationship with his daughter-in-law Sibyl, viewing her as a social asset. ### [Roscoe Sheridan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/roscoe_sheridan) _family_ Roscoe and his wife Sibyl have a troubled marriage, strained by Roscoe's ambition and emotional neglect. ### [Robert Lamhorn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/robert_lamhorn) _social_ Robert Lamhorn and Sibyl Sheridan move in the same social circles, but their relationship is superficial and strained. ## In the story ### [The Turmoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/the-turmoil) Bibbs's sister-in-law, observant of family dynamics. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/iii) Discussed by Edith as manipulative and insincere, accused of not caring for Roscoe and of currying favor with James Sheridan. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/x) Argues with Edith about Lamhorn's reputation, then visits Mary to enlist her help, revealing her own jealousy. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xii) Sibyl makes truce with Edith during the mourning period. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xiii) Her laughter at the funeral disturbs Bibbs; he cannot understand its significance. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxi) Arrives precisely on time for dinner; looks ill; exchanges charged glances with Edith and asks Bibbs about church. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxiii) Hysterical and under Dr. Gurney's care, she reveals her bitterness and the change in Bibbs. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxvii) Pale from illness, walks quickly with Roscoe to the New House to speak with the Sheridans. ### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxix) Referenced as having told Bibbs that 'no girl could care about him' and revealed Mary's financial desperation. ### [Chapter XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxx) Taunts Bibbs about his marriage prospects, then feels vindicated when Mary refuses him. ### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/chapters/xxxi) Referenced in the context of a past incident where she made a fuss and was possibly turned out by Mary Vertrees. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters/sibyl_sheridan - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_turmoil_se/characters