Poetry · Character
Judge Murphy
Judge Murphy, whose judicial gravity Bierce enlists to expose the gap between the law's solemnity and the folly it presides over.
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First appearance: poetry
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Presides over the case of the contested will, sedate and serene, ultimately takes the property for himself.
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- Legal and Judicial Characters
- Personifications and Named Characters
- Diverse Allegorical and Named Figures
- Judicial and Descriptive Characters
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