The Woodlanders · Character

Suke Damson

A well-made village girl engaged to simple Tim Tangs, whose early-morning errand from the doctor's porch sets Grace's suspicions burning before the wedding bells ring.

supporting

Also known as Suke, poor Suke Damson

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As a supporting figure in The Woodlanders, Suke Damson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Mistakes Fitzpiers for her lover Timothy Tangs and leads him on a chase through the woods and into a meadow.

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She is the affianced sweetheart of young Tim Tangs, and her easy familiarity with Fitzpiers makes her the first visible evidence of the doctor's careless appetites. Grace watches her slip down the garden path in a shawl, recognizes the sleeve at the door, and feels her own engagement turn to ash in a single glance. Suke's presence turns private jealousy into public knowledge, and her eventual marriage to Tim keeps the scandal alive in Hintock's memory.

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Romantic
Social
Other

Character groups

Rural and working-class community
Upper-class and aspirational characters
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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Timothy Tangs
romantic · positive
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in… How this plays out →
Grace Melbury
social · ambivalent
Timothy Tangs
romantic · positive
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in… How this plays out →
Timothy Tangs
romantic · positive
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in… How this plays out →
Grace Melbury
social · ambivalent
Grace Melbury
social · ambivalent

Timothy Tangs
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in the village.
Grace Melbury
Grace and Suke are village women who know each other socially, with some underlying rivalry over men.
Timothy Tangs
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in the village.
Timothy Tangs
Suke Damson and Timothy Tangs have a flirtatious, possibly secret romantic involvement in the village.
Grace Melbury
Grace and Suke are village women who know each other socially, with some underlying rivalry over men.
Grace Melbury
Grace and Suke are village women who know each other socially, with some underlying rivalry over men.

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Mistakes Fitzpiers for her lover Timothy Tangs and leads him on a chase through the woods and into a meadow.
XXIX
Suke is seen gathering nuts with Tim Tangs. She shows Grace her perfect teeth, disproving Fitzpiers's story about drawing her tooth.
XXXV
Arrives at the Melbury home in distress, fearing Fitzpiers is dead or dying, and is confronted by Grace.
XXXVI
Imitates Felice by leaving Melbury's house via the back stairs and going home.
XLV
Seen as a bride on her wedding day to Tim Tangs, encountered by Fitzpiers on the hill.
XLVI
Restless on the eve of emigration, secretly watches for Fitzpiers to take a silent farewell.

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