Captain Mirvan
Lady Howard's son-in-law and Mrs. Mirvan's husband.
Core Belief
"England and the English way of life are superior to all others. He believes in plain speaking and despises affectation and foreign customs."
Worldview
Captain Mirvan sees the world in stark, nationalistic terms. He distrusts foreigners and believes in the superiority of English values and traditions. His perspective is shaped by his experiences in the navy and his strong sense of patriotism.
Personality
Captain Mirvan is a gruff, boisterous, and prejudiced naval officer. He is fiercely patriotic and openly contemptuous of foreigners, particularly the French. He enjoys playing practical jokes and often behaves rudely, though he possesses a rough kind of loyalty to his family and friends.
In Their Own Words
"Assist her! cried he, ay, with all my heart;-let a link-boy call her a coach."
"Why then, said he, I'll tell you what, your best way is to go out of it yourself."
"Why, look ye, Madam, as to your hair-pinchers and shoe-blacks, you may puff off their manners, and welcome; and I am heartily glad you like 'em so well: but as to me, since you must needs make so free of your advice, I must e'en tell you, I never kept company with any such gentry."
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