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Isabel and her aunt, Mrs. Touchett, bond over their shared dislike of Madame Merle. Both women used to consider Merle a dear friend, but have now realized that Merle is a master manipulator who plays her peers for social gain. Isabel and Mrs. Touchett are particularly upset by Merle’s scheme to encourage Isabel to marry the cruel Gilbert Osmond in a bid for Merle and Osmond to gain access to Isabel’s wealth.
Isabel is also particularly appalled by the revelation that the decision to marry Osmond was not really her own, but Merle’s, thereby invalidating Isabel’s pride and conviction in…