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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrister ⓘ
character in a novel ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
alignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
appearsAlongside Esther Summerson ⓘ
Inspector Bucket ⓘ
John Jarndyce ⓘ
appearsAs Mr. Tulkinghorn ⓘ
linked to: Mr Tulkinghorn
appearsIn Bleak House ⓘ
associatedWith Chancery ⓘ
linked to: Court of Chancery

Dedlock family ⓘ
Lady Dedlock ⓘ
Sir Leicester Dedlock ⓘ
characterTrait cold ⓘ
controlling ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
secretive ⓘ
creator Charles Dickens ⓘ
deathInFiction murdered ⓘ
employer Sir Leicester Dedlock ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Bleak House ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork Bleak House (1852–1853) ⓘ
linked to: Bleak House
gender male ⓘ
hasResidence chambers in Lincoln's Inn Fields ⓘ
killedBy Lady Dedlock's French maid Hortense ⓘ
knownFor blackmail and pressure through secrets ⓘ
knowledge of other characters' secrets ⓘ
literaryGenreOfWork legal novel ⓘ
social novel ⓘ
literaryPeriod Victorian literature ⓘ
mannerOfDeath shot ⓘ
narrativeFunction drives the mystery surrounding Lady Dedlock ⓘ
embodies oppressive legal system ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation barrister ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist ⓘ
secretKnowledgeAbout Lady Dedlock's past ⓘ
illegitimate child of Lady Dedlock ⓘ
settingOfActivity Lincoln's Inn Fields ⓘ
socialClass upper middle class professional ⓘ
speechStyle formal and reserved ⓘ
symbolizes oppressive power of the law ⓘ
secrecy ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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Referenced by (6)

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

Bleak House → majorCharacter → Mr Tulkinghorn ⓘ
Mr. Tulkinghorn (Bleak House, 2005 TV serial) → basedOn → Mr. Tulkinghorn (Bleak House novel character) ⓘ
linked to: Mr Tulkinghorn
John Jarndyce → hasRelationshipWith → Mr. Tulkinghorn ⓘ
linked to: Mr Tulkinghorn
Ada Clare → hasNarrativeConnectionWith → Mr. Tulkinghorn ⓘ
linked to: Mr Tulkinghorn
Mr Tulkinghorn → appearsAs → Mr. Tulkinghorn ⓘ
linked to: Mr Tulkinghorn
Mr Guppy → connectedTo → Mr Tulkinghorn ⓘ