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The Well of Loneliness · Character

Miss Bless

A minor acquaintance in the Parisian social scene.

minor

Also known as Bless

First appearance: iii

Miss Bless shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Breaks her wrist while cranking her engine; briefly feuds with Howard.
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In II: Breaks her wrist while cranking her engine; briefly feuds with Howard. Later, in IV: Wounded by a bullet while locating a Poste de…

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VPViolet PeacockMBMrs. BreakspeareMLMary LlewellynSGStephen GordonMDMiss Delmé-How…MBMiss Bless

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  • Other

Character groups

  • War and later acquaintances
  • Core characters and family
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Stephen reaches an emotional and psychological peak when her "blinding flash of insight" reveals that Martin h…

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See Miss Bless in iii