Dunstan Cass
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Dunstan Cass is a selfish, manipulative, and morally corrupt young man who serves as one of the primary antagonists in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dunstan Cass canonical | 6 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
consequences of selfishness
ⓘ
family responsibility and neglect ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| blackmails | Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| bodyDiscovered | in a drained stone-pit ⓘ |
| causeOfDisappearance | falls into a stone-pit ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cruel
ⓘ
greedy ⓘ irresponsible ⓘ manipulative ⓘ morally corrupt ⓘ selfish ⓘ vindictive ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Eliot ⓘ |
| discoveryReveals | the theft of Silas Marner’s gold ⓘ |
| familyName | Cass ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Silas Marner
ⓘ
surface form:
Silas Marner (1861)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| isSonOf | Squire Cass ⓘ |
| killsAccidentally | Wildfire ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies the destructive effects of vice and irresponsibility in Silas Marner ⓘ |
| methodOfKillingWildfire | reckless riding and a hunting accident ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Silas Marner’s loss of gold
ⓘ
foil to Godfrey Cass ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| notableAction | persuades Godfrey Cass to sell his horse Wildfire ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | landowner’s son ⓘ |
| placeOfTheft | Silas Marner’s cottage ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | Raveloe ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in Silas Marner ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 19th-century rural England ⓘ |
| statusAtEndOfNovel | dead ⓘ |
| stealsFrom | Silas Marner ⓘ |
| stolenObject | Silas Marner’s hoard of gold ⓘ |
| vice |
drunkenness
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Godfrey Cass