Bill Sikes

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Bill Sikes is a violent, menacing criminal and one of the primary antagonists in Charles Dickens's novel "Oliver Twist."

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Sikes 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
villain
adaptedIn film adaptations of Oliver Twist
stage adaptations of Oliver Twist
television adaptations of Oliver Twist
antagonisticTo Mr. Brownlow NERFINISHED
Oliver Twist (character) NERFINISHED
appearsIn Oliver Twist NERFINISHED
associatedWith Fagin NERFINISHED
Nancy NERFINISHED
Oliver Twist (character) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath accidental hanging
characterTrait brutal
menacing
ruthless
violent
commitsCrime murder of Nancy
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
creator Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
death falls from a rooftop while trying to escape a mob
fictionalUniverse Oliver Twist NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1837–1839
gender male
kills Nancy NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryFunction embodiment of physical violence in Oliver Twist
literaryGenreOfWork Victorian novel
social novel
mannerOfDeath accidental
moralAlignment evil
nationality English
notableAdaptation musical Oliver! NERFINISHED
notableScene murder of Nancy on London bridge area
occupation burglar
criminal
portrayedAs intimidating
physically strong
remorseless
relationship abusive partner of Nancy
roleInWork primary antagonist in Oliver Twist
setting London, England
surface form: London
species human
symbolism brutal criminality of the urban underclass
timePeriod 19th century

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Oliver Reed characterPortrayed Bill Sikes
Robert Newton portrayedCharacter Bill Sikes
Oliver! character Bill Sikes
Sykes hasVariantSpelling Bill Sikes
this entity surface form: Sikes
Oliver Twist featuresCharacter Bill Sikes