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Lady Audley makes this confession after Robert survives her murder attempt and returns to confront her once again. Lady Audley’s emphasis on her being a “MADWOMAN” in all capital letters, and then the italicized “I was mad” shows Braddon’s melodramatic style. Claiming to be mad allows Lady Audley to displace the responsibility of her crimes of attempted murder away from herself. Not only does she deny her scheming, saying she had no control once pushed into madness, but she can blame both Robert and George for driving her towards madness. This claim becomes even more dubious as a…
