Martin Chuzzlewit · Character

Tigg Montague

A flamboyant, frogged-and-moustached swindler who stages lavish dinners on credit and sells shares in the glittering, hollow Anglo-Bengalee Insurance Company.

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Also known as Tigg, Mr. Tigg, Montague, Mr. Montague

First appearance: v

As a supporting figure in Martin Chuzzlewit, Tigg Montague is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Not directly present but referenced indirectly through the family's later connections; not a focus in this chapter.

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Tigg Montague reinvents himself from shabby adventurer into a man of the world, surrounding himself with literary and theatrical hangers-on like Wolf and Pip and plying Jonas Chuzzlewit with choice wines and gorgeous plate. His Anglo-Bengalee scheme is a masterpiece of respectable fraud, and his calculated hospitality is designed to flatter exactly the greed he intends to exploit. He matters because he gives Jonas a partner in crime and a mirror for his own rapacity, and because his enterprise shows how easily London society mistakes confidence for substance.

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Central Chuzzlewit Circle
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Jonas Chuzzlewit
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Jonas and Tigg are corrupt business partners in a fraudulent insurance scheme, exploiting… How this plays out →
Jonas Chuzzlewit
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Introductory, concerning the pedigree of the Chuzzlewit family
Not directly present but referenced indirectly through the family's later connections; not a focus in this chapter.
IV
Tigg is the shabby-genteel stranger who collides with Pecksniff at the Dragon; he later attends the family gathering as Chevy Slyme's friend, ogling the ladies and showing a hint of banter.
VII
Acts as Chevy Slyme's agent, flatters Tom Pinch, and borrows half a sovereign from him.
Chapter XIII
Encountered by Martin at a pawnbroker's shop; Martin is humiliated by the meeting.
Showing that old friends may not only appear with new faces, but in false colours. That people are prone to bite, and that biters may sometimes be bitten.
Now chairman of the Anglo-Bengalee Disinterested Loan and Life Assurance Company, dressed in fine clothes and jewels, attempting to recruit Jonas Chuzzlewit.
Mr. Montague at home. And Mr. Jonas Chuzzlewit at home.
Hosts Jonas in his luxurious apartment, orchestrating the evening to ensnare him in his scheme.
Secret Service
Whispers to Jonas, causing him great terror, and enlists his help with Pecksniff.
Mr. Jonas and his friend, arriving at a pleasant understanding, set forth upon an enterprise
Confronts Jonas about his attempted escape, asserts confidence in their partnership, and maintains a calm, manipulative demeanor.
Chapter XLII
Paranoid and fearful, insists on keeping together after the accident, dreams of a locked door and a secret.
Chapter XLIV
The wealthy speculator and President of the Anglo-Bengalee Assurance Office, visiting with Jonas.
Chapter XLVII: Conclusion of the Enterprise of Mr. Jonas and His Friend
The victim, murdered by Jonas in the wood; his body left among the leaves.

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