Gulliver’s Travels · Character

Skyresh Bolgolam

Lilliput's High Admiral, a proud martinet whose hatred of Gulliver curdles into formal charges of treason after the Man-Mountain steals his glory at sea.

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Also known as Bolgolam

First appearance: Chapter III

As a supporting figure in Gulliver’s Travels, Skyresh Bolgolam is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The Lilliputian admiral who becomes Gulliver's enemy and accuses him of treason.

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Bolgolam is a galbet, or high-admiral, whose professional vanity cannot survive the sight of a giant towing an enemy fleet with a hook. He joins Flimnap and the other ministers in drafting articles of impeachment, dressing petty resentment in the language of law and capital crime. His enmity shows how quickly a small court converts a useful stranger into a scapegoat, and his articles are the mechanism by which Lilliput turns on its own protector.

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Lemuel Gulliver
rivalry · negative
Skyresh Bolgolam, the Lilliputian admiral, is Gulliver's primary antagonist who schemes… How this plays out →
Flimnap
rivalry · negative

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Skyresh Bolgolam appears across 11 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Gulliver's Travels
The Lilliputian admiral who becomes Gulliver's enemy and accuses him of treason.
Part I: A Voyage to Lilliput
The Lilliputian admiral who becomes Gulliver's enemy and conspires against him.
II
Not directly named in this chapter, but referenced as part of the court; the chapter focuses on the Emperor and his council.
Chapter III
High-admiral; responsible for the less honorable articles in Gulliver's liberty agreement.
Chapter V
Along with Flimnap, represents Gulliver's dealings with the ambassadors as a mark of disaffection.
VII
High-admiral and Gulliver's mortal enemy; insists on Gulliver's death and accuses him of being a Big-endian.
Chapter VIII
Implied as part of the cabal that sends the envoy to Blefuscu demanding Gulliver's return.
Chapter I
Not present in this chapter.
Chapter III
Not present in this chapter.
Chapter XI
Not present in this chapter.
Chapter III
Not present in this chapter.

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