Mr. Wakem

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Mr. Wakem is a shrewd and influential lawyer in George Eliot’s novel "The Mill on the Floss," known for his longstanding feud with Mr. Tulliver and his role in the Tulliver family’s misfortunes.

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Mr. Wakem canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
appearsAlongside Maggie Tulliver ⓘ
Mr. Tulliver ⓘ
Philip Wakem ⓘ
Tom Tulliver ⓘ
appearsIn The Mill on the Floss ⓘ
appearsInGenre Victorian novel ⓘ
appearsInLanguage English ⓘ
associatedWithTheme class conflict ⓘ
economic power ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
causes financial ruin of Mr. Tulliver ⓘ
characterIn The Mill on the Floss ⓘ
conflictType economic conflict with Mr. Tulliver ⓘ
legal conflict with Mr. Tulliver ⓘ
controls Tulliver’s mill ⓘ
createdBy George Eliot ⓘ
employs Philip Wakem ⓘ
firstPublishedIn 1860 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasChild Philip Wakem ⓘ
hasFeudWith Mr. Tulliver ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Maggie Tulliver ⓘ
Philip Wakem ⓘ
Tom Tulliver ⓘ
hasReputationFor influence ⓘ
shrewdness ⓘ
involvedIn Tulliver family’s misfortunes ⓘ
isEnemyOf Mr. Tulliver ⓘ
legalOpponentOf Mr. Tulliver ⓘ
literaryPeriod Victorian literature ⓘ
narrativeFunction embodiment of legal and economic authority ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
portrayedAs calculating ⓘ
cold ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
residesIn St. Ogg’s ⓘ
linked to: St. Ogg's
roleInPlot antagonist to the Tulliver family ⓘ
socialStatus middle class ⓘ
professional class ⓘ
workLocation St. Ogg’s ⓘ
linked to: St. Ogg's

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mr. Tulliver → hasEnemy → Mr. Wakem ⓘ
Mr. Tulliver → borrowsMoneyFrom → Mr. Wakem ⓘ
Mr. Tulliver → losesLawsuitTo → Mr. Wakem ⓘ
Wakem family → hasMember → Mr. Wakem ⓘ
St. Ogg’s → hasNotableCharacter → Mr. Wakem ⓘ
subject linked to: Fictional town of St. Ogg’s