Mr. Brocklehurst

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Mr. Brocklehurst is the hypocritical, tyrannical clergyman and manager of Lowood School in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
school manager ⓘ
advocates religious austerity ⓘ
self-denial for pupils ⓘ
allowsForFamily curled hair ⓘ
luxurious clothing ⓘ
appearsIn Jane Eyre ⓘ
associatedWithTheme abuse of power in education ⓘ
religion and morality in Jane Eyre ⓘ
causes suffering at Lowood School ⓘ
characterTrait austere ⓘ
authoritarian ⓘ
cruel ⓘ
hypocritical ⓘ
self-righteous ⓘ
tyrannical ⓘ
contrastsWith Helen Burns ⓘ
Miss Temple ⓘ
createdBy Charlotte Brontë ⓘ
criticizes girls’ appearance at Lowood ⓘ
worldly vanity ⓘ
demands plain clothing for Lowood girls ⓘ
simple hairstyles for Lowood girls ⓘ
employer Lowood School ⓘ
enforcesPolicyOn Lowood School students ⓘ
linked to: Lowood School
familyStatus married ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasFamily daughters ⓘ
wife ⓘ
hypocrisyShownBy contrast between his family’s luxury and pupils’ deprivation ⓘ
labels Jane Eyre as a liar ⓘ
moralAlignment hypocritical Christian moralist ⓘ
occupation clergyman ⓘ
manager of Lowood School ⓘ
publiclyHumiliates Jane Eyre ⓘ
punishes Jane Eyre ⓘ
receivesInformationFrom Mrs. Reed ⓘ
relationshipTo Lowood students ⓘ
Lowood teachers ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christianity ⓘ
roleInWork manager of Lowood School ⓘ
symbolizes abusive authority ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
timePeriodOfFiction early 19th century England ⓘ
usesInformationTo discredit Jane Eyre ⓘ

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

Jane Eyre → mainCharacter → Mr. Brocklehurst ⓘ
Lowood School → hasHead → Mr. Brocklehurst ⓘ
Lowood School → governedByCharacter → Mr. Brocklehurst ⓘ
William Carus Wilson → portrayedAs → Mr. Brocklehurst (in part) in "Jane Eyre" ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Brocklehurst
Gateshead Hall → visitedBy → Mr. Brocklehurst ⓘ
Miss Scatcherd → appearsAlongside → Mr. Brocklehurst ⓘ
Miss Temple → contrastsWith → Mr. Brocklehurst ⓘ