Priscilla Lammeter Character Analysis in Silas Marner

Nancy Lammeter’s less attractive sister, Priscilla is likeable for her good sense and strong character. She seems happily resigned to a life of caring for Mr. Lammeter, their father, and she encourages Nancy’s marriage and happiness. Nancy wishes that Priscilla’s clothes and her own always match because they are sisters, and Priscilla unselfishly has them dress in the colors that will favor Nancy, rather than herself.

Priscilla Lammeter Character Timeline in Silas Marner

The timeline below shows where the character Priscilla Lammeter appears in Silas Marner. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Eve. She sees Godfrey standing at the door, and wishes she could have her sister Priscilla at her side to cast Godfrey’s attention onto someone else. She does not know what... (full context)

Nancy’s older sister Priscilla arrives and comments on her and Nancy’s matching gowns. Nancy wants her and her sister... (full context)

Priscilla remarks that she’d rather see the men fawning over Nancy, and Nancy, blushing, says she... (full context)

...to make some changes before he would consent to such a marriage. Dr. Kimble compliments Priscilla’s pork pie, and then her witty responses. The cheerful doctor skips to Nancy’s side and... (full context)

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...out at the waist of her dress. Godfrey leads her into the adjoining parlor until Priscilla can come help her fix her dress. Godfrey tells her how much dancing with her... (full context)

...their humbler neighbors watch them pass. The pair turns to wait for Mr. Lammeter and Priscilla to accompany them as they walk toward the Red House. Silas Marner is impossible to... (full context)

...presence, and all is purity and order where some rooms were once dreary or imposing. Priscilla insists that she and their father cannot stay for tea, as there is too much... (full context)

Priscilla is frustrated by men like Godfrey who, she believes, always want what they don’t have,... (full context)

Nancy is relieved that Priscilla and her father won’t be troubled with the truth. Godfrey realizes that Eppie didn’t like... (full context)

...wedding day he won’t be giving her away, but instead taking Aaron as his son. Priscilla and Mr. Lammeter stop to watch the wedding procession on their way to the Red... (full context)