<respStmt> <name xml:id="whalen">Robert Whalen</name> <resp>Author</resp> </respStmt> </titleStmt> <publicationStmt> <date/> </publicationStmt> <sourceDesc> <p/> </sourceDesc> </fileDesc> <encodingDesc> <tagsDecl> <rendition xml:id="italic" scheme="css">font-style:italic;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="plain" scheme="css">text-decoration:none;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="sc" scheme="css">font-variant:small-caps;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="center" scheme="css">text-align:center;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="bold" scheme="css">font-weight:bold;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="times" scheme="css">font-family:times-new-roman;</rendition> <rendition xml:id="large" scheme="css">font-size: 125%;</rendition> </tagsDecl> </encodingDesc> </teiHeader> <text> <body rendition="#times"> <head rendition="#plain #times"><hi rendition="#italic">Beloved</hi> 3</head> <p rendition="#times">Part III offers sustained consideration of several minor characters. Choose one of these and comment on their significance for our understanding of any aspect of the story you find interesting. Support your answer with reference to specific passages and page numbers (though bear in mind that these materials do not count toward the 200-word minimum length of your contribution): <list type="bulleted"> <item><p rendition="#times">Lady Jones</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Janey Wagon</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Edward Bodwin</p></item> <item><p rendition="#times">Ella</p></item> </list></p> <closer rendition="#times">©Robert Whalen, 2025</closer> </body> </text> </TEI>