Mr. Farebrother

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Mr. Farebrother is a kind-hearted, intellectually curious clergyman and amateur naturalist in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch," known for his integrity and friendship with Tertius Lydgate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur naturalist
character in a novel
clergyman
fictional character
appearsIn Middlemarch NERFINISHED
appearsInChapterRange multiple chapters of Middlemarch
appearsInForm serialized novel
associatedWithTheme conflict between duty and desire
intellectual curiosity
moral integrity
self-sacrifice
createdBy George Eliot NERFINISHED
firstPublishedIn 1871
1872
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearsIn Victorian realist novel
hasHobby collecting specimens
hasInterest natural history
hasOccupation clergyman
hasReputationFor fair-mindedness
good humor
scholarly interests
hasTrait honest
intellectually curious
kind-hearted
self-effacing
sympathetic
isAdmiredBy Dorothea Brooke NERFINISHED
Tertius Lydgate NERFINISHED
isFriendOf Mary Garth NERFINISHED
Tertius Lydgate NERFINISHED
isInLoveWith Mary Garth NERFINISHED
isRivalOf Fred Vincy NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
livesIn Middlemarch NERFINISHED
moralQuality integrity
unselfishness
narrativeFunction foil to more ambitious clergymen
moral touchstone
nationality English
playsRoleIn Lydgate’s social integration in Middlemarch
Mary Garth and Fred Vincy’s courtship
religion Anglicanism
romanticRivalFor Mary Garth NERFINISHED
showsIntegrityIn stepping aside for Fred Vincy
supports Tertius Lydgate NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century
workSetIn fictional town of Middlemarch NERFINISHED

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Tertius Lydgate associatedWith Mr. Farebrother