Mr. Murdstone

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Mr. Murdstone is a harsh, authoritarian stepfather and key antagonist in Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield."

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
stepfather ⓘ
appearsIn David Copperfield ⓘ
associatedWith Jane Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
businessPartnerOf Mr. Quinion ⓘ
causes David Copperfield to be sent to work at Murdstone and Grinby ⓘ
linked to: David Copperfield
contributesTo David Copperfield’s unhappy childhood ⓘ
controls the Copperfield household ⓘ
createdBy Charles Dickens ⓘ
createdInYear 1850 ⓘ
employs David Copperfield ⓘ
enforces severe discipline ⓘ
fictionalUniverse the world of "David Copperfield" ⓘ
firstAppearsIn "David Copperfield" Chapter 2 ⓘ
linked to: David Copperfield
genreOfWorkAppearsIn Victorian novel ⓘ
hasAdaptationAppearance film adaptations of "David Copperfield" ⓘ
stage adaptations of "David Copperfield" ⓘ
television adaptations of "David Copperfield" ⓘ
hasLiteraryFunction obstacle to David Copperfield’s early development ⓘ
hasOccupation wine merchant ⓘ
hasPersonalityTrait authoritarian ⓘ
cold ⓘ
cruel ⓘ
domineering ⓘ
harsh ⓘ
strict ⓘ
isStepfatherTo the protagonist of "David Copperfield" ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
laterResidesIn Yarmouth area ⓘ
literaryPeriod Victorian literature ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableFor emotional hardness ⓘ
rigid moralism ⓘ
residesIn Blunderstone Rookery (after marriage to Clara Copperfield) ⓘ
roleInWork key antagonist in "David Copperfield" ⓘ
sibling Jane Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
spouse Clara Copperfield ⓘ
stepfatherOf David Copperfield ⓘ
symbolizes oppressive Victorian patriarchy ⓘ
tyrannical authority ⓘ
treatsCruelly Clara Copperfield ⓘ
Clara Peggotty ⓘ
David Copperfield ⓘ
usesMethod emotional abuse ⓘ
physical punishment ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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

David Copperfield → featuresCharacter → Mr. Murdstone ⓘ
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone → portrayedCharacterIn → Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: Philip
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
Betsey Trotwood → protectsFrom → Mr. Murdstone ⓘ
Betsey Trotwood → protectsFrom → Mrs. Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
Mr. Murdstone → sibling → Jane Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
Mr. Murdstone → associatedWith → Jane Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
Clara Copperfield → marries → Edward Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
Clara Copperfield → treatedHarshlyBy → Edward Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone
Clara Copperfield → treatedHarshlyBy → Jane Murdstone ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Murdstone