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If she hadn’t possessed the beauty that she had, she would not have been able to partake in many of the immoral tasks that she carried out. While beauty is not as powerful a tool as fear and manipulation, it is this beauty that Lydia Gwilt possesses that allows her to instill fear and manipulate those around her. Within this novel beauty could be considered the most powerful tool for Lydia Gwilt and she seems to use it to her best advantage. While her character and morals are both tarnished, her beauty remains. Thus, she is able to manipulate those around her and complete immoral and deceitful deeds because others do not see her as a threat, but an immaculately sculpted woman that can do no wrong based upon her looks. The tragic conclusion to the novel solidifies the character of Lydia Gwilt as a romantic anti-hero that made many mistakes, but in the end did what many readers probably believe to be the right