Reverend Mr. Jennings
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Reverend Mr. Jennings is the troubled clergyman protagonist of Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic ghost story “Green Tea,” whose encounters with a demonic monkey drive him toward madness and spiritual terror.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic fiction character
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clergyman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside | Dr. Martin Hesselius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Green Tea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
demonic monkey apparition
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green tea as a cause of his visions ⓘ |
| confidesIn | Dr. Martin Hesselius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Sheridan Le Fanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesAntagonistType | demonic familiar ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | literary character, not a historical person ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | In a Glass Darkly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | Gothic ghost story ⓘ |
| includedInCollectionBy | Sheridan Le Fanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of psychological horror in Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | short story ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
conscientious
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deeply pious ⓘ scrupulous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | case study of supernatural influence ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | described through the reports of Dr. Martin Hesselius ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being haunted by a demonic monkey
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experiencing progressive mental and spiritual breakdown ⓘ |
| occupation |
Anglican clergyman
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Reverend ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central protagonist of Green Tea ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
hallucinations
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obsessive fear ⓘ spiritual terror ⓘ |
| symbolicallyAssociatedWith |
guilt
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repressed desire ⓘ spiritual vulnerability ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
conflict between rational faith and supernatural evil
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psychological deterioration under supernatural pressure ⓘ spiritual doubt and temptation ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1872 ⓘ |
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