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Ernestina Freeman
Dr. Grogan is an Irish doctor who lives in Lyme. He and Charles find common ground in their intellectual pursuits, particularly their dedication to Darwin’s theory of evolution. Grogan believes that Sarah is not only melancholic, but also psychologically twisted. According to him, she is making herself miserable on purpose in order to manipulate the people around her, particularly Charles. Grogan wants to put Sarah in an asylum, and despite Charles’s great respect for Dr. Grogan, he struggles to believe that Sarah is wicked or crazy. Later, Grogan harshly reprimands Charles for choosing Sarah over Ernestina, telling Charles that he must live the rest of his life in a way that will prove he’s made his choice with the right motives. Overall, Grogan acts as a moral counterweight to Charles; his arguments differ from Charles’s, but make just as much sense—perhaps more.
Dr. Grogan Quotes in The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The The French Lieutenant’s Woman quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Grogan or refer to Dr. Grogan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 19
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It was as if the woman had become addicted to melancholia as one becomes addicted to opium. Now do you see how it is? Her sadness becomes her happiness. She wants to be a sacrificial victim, Smithson. Where you and I flinch back, she leaps forward. She is possessed, you see.... Dark indeed. Very dark.
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Dr. Grogan Quotes in The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The The French Lieutenant’s Woman quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Grogan or refer to Dr. Grogan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 19
Quotes
It was as if the woman had become addicted to melancholia as one becomes addicted to opium. Now do you see how it is? Her sadness becomes her happiness. She wants to be a sacrificial victim, Smithson. Where you and I flinch back, she leaps forward. She is possessed, you see.... Dark indeed. Very dark.
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