In the Midst of Life · Character
Mr. Brentshaw
A man who tells a story about a ghost.
minor
First appearance: a holy terror
Mr. Brentshaw's tie to Gilson is one of the pressures that moves In the Midst of Life—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The narrator and executor of Gilson's will, who becomes obsessed with proving Gilson's innocence, leading to his mental and physical decline.
Mr. Brentshaw first appears in 0054 a holy terror.
With Gilson (social): Gilson and Brentshaw are acquaintances, their interactions likely casual and within a shared social circle.
In The Famous Gilson Bequest: The narrator and executor of Gilson's will, who becomes obsessed with proving Gilson's innocence, leading to his mental and physical decline.
Later, in The Suitable Surroundings: Colston's friend who accepts the challenge to read the manuscript in a haunted house and dies of fright.
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Ghostly tales and bequests
- Supernatural and haunted events
- Feuds, secrets, and tragic fates
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Gilson
social · ambivalent
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See Mr. Brentshaw in a holy terror