What is a better (less poncey) word than 'omnipresent' in this context

[StepfordKnife]

The text which I am writing about says "She kept him in constant tutelage, and released him neither night or day. She played at dice with him, drank with him, hunted with him etc"

I want to say that 'her daily and nightly [omnipresence]seems stifling and controlling'

what's wrong with just 'presence'. I thought only god was (alledgedly) omnipresent, ie everywhere all the time. Presumably this person is in just ONE lace all the time?

Maybe "her constant physical proximity [or closeness] seems stifling and controlling"?

Her "constant presence"?

Lol - yes it's obvious and staring me in the face! Her daily and nightly presence is indeed most acceptable! (why do I have to make things more complicated than they actually are..)

I had wondered about 'vigil' at one stage - but that tends to be used mostly in the context of praying.....

A stronger word than 'presence' might be good - you want to get in the sense of hanging-over, supervision, surveillance even.

'attendance' might do

Is it Dido & Aeneas? Or Circe and Ulysses?

or even 'constant presence' (bit more succinct)

Well that was what I was aiming for Bink, a stronger word ...but failing to find something that fitted. 'Supervision' could certainly work

It is Anthony and Cleopatra in Plutarch's Lives

A&C was my other thought!
But I am so fond of C [or the idea of, vis a vis A - she's NOT all stifly, unlike Dido or wicked Circe] that I didn't want it to be her.

I don't think she necessarily was like that - it was just Plutarch's opinion. The Romans were keen to discredit her and besmirch her reputation...

Oh yes - now I remember the other thread - about Cleo naughtily drinking and such - presumably that was you too?

constant presence but you have used constant int he previous sentence. How about round the clock presence or round the clock attendance?

btw should it be nor instead or or?

Yes it was (might have been under a different name, I can't remember when I changed)

I did that assignment and got 80% (smug). However we now have a 'reflective' assignment to do (yawn) - whereby we have to rewrite sections of our original work based on tutor comments. Apparently the aim is to show that we are able to respond constructively to feedback.

Swedes - you are right, it should have been 'nor' (typo)!

I like Bink's supervision - round the clock supervision?