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- In Bath, when John thought Catherine loved him, he told General Tilney that Catherine was from a very wealthy family. The General then ran into John much later on his trip away from Northanger Abbey. John was angry, because he had learned that Catherine did not love him, and he angrily told the General that the Morlands were almost poor.
www.sparknotes.com › lit › northangerabbeyNorthanger Abbey Volume II, Chapters XIII, XIV, XV & XVI ...
First the General takes John's word for it when John tells him that Catherine is rich. And then he believes John again when he insists that Catherine is dirt poor. Who actually just believes random, gossipy people, especially when they bluster about like John Thorpe?
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General Tilney comes the closest of any character to being an antagonist in Northanger Abbey, though that term is too strong to describe his role. When Catherine suspects Tilney of murdering his wife, she perceives him as a villain.
- Biography
- Character Traits
- Role in The Story
Marriage
Tilney married a very wealthy heiress, a Miss Drummond, who brought in a dowry of £20,000. He had three children with her, Frederick, Henry, and Eleanor. As a husband, Tilney was a bit neglectful, or at least Catherine Morlandbelieves so when she hears an account from Eleanor. General Tilney never accompanied his wife on her favorite walks around Northanger, and he refused to hang her portrait in his bedroom and actually refused to show it in the house at all due to his dissatisfaction with i...
Arrival in Bath
Eleanor Tilney, his daughter, presumably told him that Catherine Morland had set her sights on his son, Henry Tilney. He came to Bathto meet the young lady and to see if she was a fit match for his son. He examined her very earnestly while she and Henry Tilney were descending the stairs after their dance. Catherine was worried when she saw the general in conversation with John Thorpe, as she thought the other man would tell the general that she was attached to him. It turned out that Thorpe w...
Return to Northanger
The Tilneys returned to their grand estate with Catherine Morland in tow, as Eleanor now considered Catherine to be a close friend. General Tilney was glad to be able to show the impressive estate to another person. The General was slightly perplexed at times by her amateur or awed comments regarding the house (and its grandeur) but assumed that she was being gracious, and continued himself to talk passionately. Catherine's suspicions about the nature of General and Mrs. Tilney's marriage wer...
He is very handsome with a commanding aspect. His age makes him past the bloom, but he still has the vigor of life.He is very proud of his heritage, and his estate. He shows the admirable qualities of the estate to his young guest, Catherine, and supplies most of the praise, as Catherine's eye is not practiced enough to see real quality in the furn...
In her own imagination, Catherine makes General Tilney the antagonist of the story. She bases her knowledge of human emotion and actions off of the characters in her favorite genre, Gothic romance, with their hyperbolic emotions and passionate responses. She believes Tilney of cruelty from only learning that he disliked to accompany his wife on her...
John is angry and Catherine tries to avoid him. General Tilney seems to be watching her with intense scrutiny. Catherine sees him talking with an odd-looking woman who she later learns is a Marchioness.
John was angry, because he had learned that Catherine did not love him, and he angrily told the General that the Morlands were almost poor. Angered, the General had sent Catherine away to show his contempt for someone so impoverished.
Both Cassie Stuart and Carey Mulligan do a decent enough job as Isabella but I'm partial to Jonathan Coy as John Thorpe over William Beck in the 2007 version as he seems a bit more manipulative and sinister as someone who's just plain angry.
