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Where Angels Fear to Tread · Character

Irma

Lilia's young daughter from her first marriage, left in England.

minor

Also known as little Irma

First appearance: Chapter I

Irma's tie to Mrs. Herriton is one of the pressures that moves Where Angels Fear to Tread—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Irma is Lilia's young daughter, who bids her mother goodbye and is left in Mrs.
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With Mrs. Herriton (family): Irma is Mrs. Herriton's granddaughter, and Mrs. Herriton treats her as a possession to be molded in the family's image. With Philip Herriton (family): Irma is Philip's niece, and their…

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Character Web

9 connections

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SPSpiridioneMHMrs. HerritonPHPhilip HerritonLTLilia TheobaldHHHarriet HerritonIRIrma

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • English family and associates
  • Italian local and minor figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Philip, having…

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Relationships

Relationship notes

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See Irma in Chapter I

In the story

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See Irma in Chapter I