Mrs. Haggett

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Mrs. Haggett is a central, socially ambitious matriarch in Sidney Howard’s play "The Late Christopher Bean," whose reactions to an unexpected artistic legacy drive much of the story’s comedy and conflict.

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Mrs. Haggett canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn The Late Christopher Bean ⓘ
appearsInMedium stage play ⓘ
contributesToGenre comedy of manners ⓘ
createdBy Sidney Howard ⓘ
drivesPlotElement comic conflict over Christopher Bean’s paintings ⓘ
familyName Haggett ⓘ
firstAppearance The Late Christopher Bean (1932 stage premiere) ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasFamilyRole mother of the Haggett household ⓘ
hasOccupation housewife ⓘ
hasRole central character ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ
hasTrait comically hypocritical ⓘ
materialistic ⓘ
socially ambitious ⓘ
status-conscious ⓘ
isSpouseOf Dr. Haggett ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
livesIn rural New England ⓘ
motivatedBy desire for financial gain ⓘ
desire for social advancement ⓘ
narrativeFunction source of domestic conflict over art and money ⓘ
source of much of the play’s comedy ⓘ
nationalContextOfWork American theatre ⓘ
reactsTo discovery of Christopher Bean’s artistic legacy ⓘ
relationshipWithChristopherBean initially dismissive of his art ⓘ
later eager to profit from his fame ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
usedFor satire of middle-class pretensions ⓘ

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Dr. Haggett → hasFamily → Mrs. Haggett ⓘ