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Was Mrs Danvers Gay?


Obviously she was married at some point but I was confused at her obsession with Rebecca and the way she laid out Rebecca's nightdress and hugged it after starting a fire. She previously said she loved her but I don't know if her love was motherly as she had known Rebecca from childhood or whether she had a different kind of love.

She seemed devastated by the memories and was remaking about still being able to smell Rebecca's scent on the nightdress. I just wondered what we are to make of her obsession and feelings for Rebecca.

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I don’t think they were ever meant to be seen as a couple. Rebecca was the daughter Mrs. Danvers never had.

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