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Julia’s equally posh BFF Jane (Emily Newsome) feels quite the same about her milksop of a hubby, Willy (Kevin Clarke).
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Karen D'souza,
The Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2024
Jane Eyre is the milksop sibling to Villette's Lucy Snowe, the introvert's introvert: brainy, passionate, and dark.
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The Week,
23 May 2022
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Karen D'souza,
The Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2024
Jane Eyre is the milksop sibling to Villette's Lucy Snowe, the introvert's introvert: brainy, passionate, and dark.
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The Week,
23 May 2022
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“Milksop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milksop. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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