Blifil
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Blifil is a hypocritical and scheming antagonist in Henry Fielding’s novel "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOfWork | 1749 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comic novel ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Tom Jones universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameIn | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodOfWork | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| movementOfAuthor | English novel tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to Tom Jones ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWorkAuthor | English ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
duplicitous
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hypocritical ⓘ manipulative ⓘ scheming ⓘ self-righteous ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory | antagonist ⓘ |
| setInWork | 18th-century England ⓘ |
| themeIllustrated |
corruption under a guise of virtue
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hypocrisy ⓘ social and moral pretension ⓘ |
| workForm | picaresque novel ⓘ |
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