Vanity Fair · Character
Lady Bareacres
Proud, cold-hearted aristocrat who snubs Becky but later needs her help in Brussels.
minor
Also known as the Lady Bareacres, Bareacres, the frigid old Bareacres
First appearance: xxix brussels
Lady Bareacres shows up with force in In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Attends George's dinner but treats Amelia with cold disdain.
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In In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries: Attends George's dinner but treats Amelia with cold disdain. Later, in In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close: Humiliated by Rebecca's public taunts…
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- Minor characters and servants
- Protagonist
- Social climbers and soldiers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological breaking point for Jos Sedley, whose cowardice…
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- In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries
- In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close
- In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert
- LXII: Am Rhein
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