Around the World in Eighty Days · Character
Judge Obadiah
Mormon judge who briefly interacts with Fogg in Salt Lake City.
minor
First appearance: xxvii
Judge Obadiah's tie to Passepartout is one of the pressures that moves Around the World in Eighty Days—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Presides over the case, initially confused about his wig; sentences the prisoners.
Judge Obadiah first appears in 0026 xxvii.
With Passepartout (rivalry): Judge Obadiah presides over Passepartout's trial in a biased manner, acting as an antagonist in the legal system. With Phileas Fogg (rivalry): Judge Obadiah obstructs Fogg's journey by imposing a biased legal ruling, acting as an adversary. With Passepartout (rivalry): Judge Obadiah presides over Passepartout's trial in a biased manner, acting as an antagonist in the legal system.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and helpers
- Fogg's traveling companions
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Passepartout
rivalry · negative
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- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
- Passepartout
rivalry · negative
Judge Obadiah presides over Passepartout's trial in a biased manner, acting as an… How this plays out →
- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
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See Judge Obadiah in xxvii