Mr Tulkinghorn

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Mr Tulkinghorn is the cold, secretive lawyer in Charles Dickens's novel "Bleak House," known for his manipulative control over others through the secrets he uncovers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrister
character in a novel
fictional character
lawyer
alignment morally ambiguous
appearsAlongside Esther Summerson NERFINISHED
Inspector Bucket NERFINISHED
John Jarndyce NERFINISHED
appearsAs Mr. Tulkinghorn NERFINISHED
appearsIn Bleak House NERFINISHED
associatedWith Chancery NERFINISHED
Dedlock family NERFINISHED
Lady Dedlock NERFINISHED
Sir Leicester Dedlock NERFINISHED
characterTrait cold
controlling
manipulative
secretive
creator Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
deathInFiction murdered
employer Sir Leicester Dedlock NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Bleak House NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork Bleak House (1852–1853) NERFINISHED
gender male
hasResidence chambers in Lincoln's Inn Fields
killedBy Lady Dedlock's French maid Hortense NERFINISHED
knownFor blackmail and pressure through secrets
knowledge of other characters' secrets
literaryGenreOfWork legal novel
social novel
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mannerOfDeath shot
narrativeFunction drives the mystery surrounding Lady Dedlock
embodies oppressive legal system
nationality English
occupation barrister
lawyer
roleInWork antagonist
secretKnowledgeAbout Lady Dedlock's past
illegitimate child of Lady Dedlock
settingOfActivity Lincoln's Inn Fields NERFINISHED
socialClass upper middle class professional
speechStyle formal and reserved
symbolizes oppressive power of the law
secrecy
surveillance
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Bleak House majorCharacter Mr Tulkinghorn