Charles May is an astronomer and part of Clifford’s academic friend group (alongside Hammond and Tommy Dukes). May is a bachelor, and he believes that sex is merely a necessity, like food—important for survival, but not nearly as interesting as “the life of the mind.” Connie resents May for his cavalier attitude towards romance and for his insistence on language and philosophical thought above all else.
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Charles May Character Timeline in Lady Chatterley’s Lover
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Chapter 4
...status. Besides, there are now new regular visitors to Wragby: General Tommy Dukes, astronomer Charles May, and a man called Hammond, another writer. All of these men prioritize “the life of...
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...the men are arguing about the “sexual problem.” Hammond is still mad about the time May tried to flirt with Hammond’s wife, prompting Dukes to argue that Hammond sees women primarily...
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...men depend on her presence for their conversation to really flow. She dislikes Hammond and May; she likes Dukes, but none of them compare to Michaelis.
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