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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr Tulkinghorn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11822593 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mr Tulkinghorn Context triple: [Bleak House, majorCharacter, Mr Tulkinghorn]
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Jaggers
Jaggers is the formidable London lawyer in Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations," known for his intimidating presence, sharp intellect, and central role in managing Pip’s mysterious benefactor.
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Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
Horace Rumpole is the rumpled, witty, and stubbornly principled London barrister at the center of John Mortimer’s "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories and television adaptations.
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Count Fosco in The Woman in White
Count Fosco in *The Woman in White* is the charismatic, corpulent, and sinister Italian villain whose cunning manipulation drives much of the novel’s mystery and intrigue.
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Walter Vane
Walter Vane is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake bearer of the surname Vane.
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E.
Leonard Vole
Leonard Vole is a central character in Agatha Christie's courtroom drama "Witness for the Prosecution," where he stands trial for the murder of a wealthy older woman who had made him her principal heir.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mr Tulkinghorn Target entity description: 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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A.
Jaggers
Jaggers is the formidable London lawyer in Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations," known for his intimidating presence, sharp intellect, and central role in managing Pip’s mysterious benefactor.
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B.
Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
Horace Rumpole is the rumpled, witty, and stubbornly principled London barrister at the center of John Mortimer’s "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories and television adaptations.
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C.
Count Fosco in The Woman in White
Count Fosco in *The Woman in White* is the charismatic, corpulent, and sinister Italian villain whose cunning manipulation drives much of the novel’s mystery and intrigue.
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D.
Walter Vane
Walter Vane is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake bearer of the surname Vane.
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E.
Leonard Vole
Leonard Vole is a central character in Agatha Christie's courtroom drama "Witness for the Prosecution," where he stands trial for the murder of a wealthy older woman who had made him her principal heir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrister
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character in a novel ⓘ fictional character ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Esther Summerson
NERFINISHED
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Inspector Bucket NERFINISHED ⓘ John Jarndyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsAs | Mr. Tulkinghorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Bleak House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chancery
NERFINISHED
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Dedlock family NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Dedlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Leicester Dedlock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cold
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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
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knowledge of other characters' secrets ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
legal novel
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social novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | shot ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
drives the mystery surrounding Lady Dedlock
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embodies oppressive legal system ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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lawyer ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| secretKnowledgeAbout |
Lady Dedlock's past
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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
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secrecy ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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Subject: Mr Tulkinghorn Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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