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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instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
judge
murderer
adaptationAppearances various film adaptations of And Then There Were None
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
fascination with the idea of perfect, unsolvable crime
narrativeFunction orchestrates the closed-circle mystery structure of the novel
nationality British
notableTrait authoritative manner
calm demeanor
manipulative personality
methodical nature
sense of justice distorted into vigilantism
occupation judge
retired judge
plansLocation Soldier Island NERFINISHED
plansMurdersToMatch Ten Little Soldiers nursery rhyme
psychologicalProfile coldly rational
highly intelligent
sadistic streak
roleInWork central character in And Then There Were None
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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And Then There Were None hasCharacter Justice Lawrence Wargrave