# Matthew Arnold — Heretics character guide

> Matthew Arnold in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

Victorian poet and critic, referenced in discussions of culture and anarchy.

## In the story

### [IX: The Moods of Mr. George Moore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/ix-the-moods-of-mr-george-moore)

Mentioned as a writer with a clean-cut personality, unlike Moore's conflicting opinions.

### [Concluding Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/xx-concluding-remarks-on-the-importance-of-orthodoxy)

Quoted for his remark about being dogmatic and right versus Carlyle being dogmatic and wrong.

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