Lawyer Wakem

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Lawyer Wakem is a shrewd and often antagonistic attorney in George Eliot’s novel "The Mill on the Floss," known chiefly as the domineering father of Philip Wakem and a key figure in the Tulliver family’s misfortunes.

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Lawyer Wakem canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
lawyer
appearsIn The Mill on the Floss NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy George Eliot NERFINISHED
associatedWith Maggie Tulliver NERFINISHED
Mr. Tulliver NERFINISHED
Philip Wakem NERFINISHED
Tulliver family NERFINISHED
characterRole antagonist to the Tulliver family
contributesTo the misfortunes of the Tulliver family NERFINISHED
createdBy George Eliot NERFINISHED
familyName Wakem NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Mill on the Floss universe
firstPublishedIn The Mill on the Floss (1860) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn Victorian novel
hasChild Philip Wakem NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
medium literature
narrativeFunction source of conflict for the protagonists
nationalityInFiction English
notableFor antagonistic behavior
being the domineering father of Philip Wakem
shrewdness as a lawyer
occupation attorney

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Philip Wakem father Lawyer Wakem