# Mr. Beales — Culture and Anarchy character guide

> Mr. Beales in Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Beales

**First appearance:** 0002-culture-and-anarchy

## Who they are

A political reformer mentioned in the context of liberal movements.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/characters/narrator)

_rivalry_

Mr. Beales, a reform leader, represents the working-class political movement the narrator critiques for its lack of cultural depth.

## In the story

### [Porro Unum Est Necessarium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/v-porro-unum-est-necessarium)

Cited as an example of treating the right of meeting in Hyde Park as a mechanical, absolute law.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/characters/mr_beales
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/characters