Justice Lawrence Wargrave
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Justice Lawrence Wargrave is a central character in Agatha Christie's mystery novel "And Then There Were None," known as a retired judge whose calm, authoritative demeanor masks a chillingly methodical and manipulative nature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ judge ⓘ murderer ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearances |
various film adaptations of And Then There Were None
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various television adaptations of And Then There Were None ⓘ |
| appearsIn | And Then There Were None NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | mystery novel ⓘ |
| associatedPoem | Ten Little Soldiers nursery rhyme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confessionForm | written confession revealed after his death ⓘ |
| creator | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInWork | dies by suicide ⓘ |
| deathMethod | gunshot ⓘ |
| familyName | Wargrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | And Then There Were None NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | character in the 1939 novel And Then There Were None ⓘ |
| fullName | Lawrence John Wargrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBackground | former judge of the High Court ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of Agatha Christie's most famous criminal masterminds ⓘ |
| methodOfMurder | carefully premeditated sequence of killings ⓘ |
| moralView | believes in absolute retributive justice ⓘ |
| motive |
desire to punish those who escaped legal justice
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fascination with the idea of perfect, unsolvable crime ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | orchestrates the closed-circle mystery structure of the novel ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
authoritative manner
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calm demeanor ⓘ manipulative personality ⓘ methodical nature ⓘ sense of justice distorted into vigilantism ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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retired judge ⓘ |
| plansLocation | Soldier Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plansMurdersToMatch | Ten Little Soldiers nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| psychologicalProfile |
coldly rational
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highly intelligent ⓘ sadistic streak ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character in And Then There Were None
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mastermind behind the murders on Soldier Island ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | Devon coast, England (Soldier Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDisguise | fakes his own death during the events on Soldier Island ⓘ |
| victimSelectionCriterion | people guilty of serious crimes who avoided punishment ⓘ |
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