Mr. Scratch

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Mr. Scratch is the cunning, devilish antagonist who bargains for souls in Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster."

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Mr. Scratch canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
devil ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
alignment evil ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Scratch ⓘ
the stranger ⓘ
linked to: the Stranger
appearsIn The Devil and Daniel Webster ⓘ
appearsInMedium literature ⓘ
associatedTheme American patriotism versus evil ⓘ
Faustian bargain ⓘ
legalism and justice ⓘ
basedOn the Devil ⓘ
characterType soul-bargainer ⓘ
tempter ⓘ
conflictType supernatural legal dispute ⓘ
createdBy Stephen Vincent Benét ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1936 ⓘ
firstAppearedIn The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ
hasOccupation soul trader ⓘ
hasPersonalityTrait charming ⓘ
cunning ⓘ
devious ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
influencedBy traditional folklore figure Old Scratch ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature ⓘ
makesDealWith Jabez Stone ⓘ
nationalityInStory American ⓘ
notableAbility legalistic manipulation of contracts ⓘ
making Faustian bargains ⓘ
opposedBy Daniel Webster ⓘ
primaryMotivation to obtain human souls ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist in The Devil and Daniel Webster ⓘ
settingOfActivity New Hampshire ⓘ
species supernatural being ⓘ
usesMethod binding contracts ⓘ
temptation ⓘ
workGenre American folklore-inspired fiction ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
short story ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Walter Huston → portrayed → Mr. Scratch ⓘ
All That Money Can Buy → antagonist → Mr. Scratch ⓘ
Jabez Stone → associatedWith → Mr. Scratch ⓘ
Jabez Stone → opposedBy → Mr. Scratch ⓘ