# Mr. Sweeting — Shirley character guide

> Mr. Sweeting in Shirley by Charlotte Brontë.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Sweeting of Nunnely, poor Mr. Sweeting, Sweeting, little Sweeting, Little Sweeting, Nunnely, little Mr. Sweeting, Little Mr. Sweeting, Davy, Davy Sweeting, David, Mrs. David Sweeting, David Sweeting, Mrs. Sweeting

**First appearance:** 0006-vii-the-curates-at-tea

## Who they are

A good-natured and somewhat timid curate.

## In the story

### [I: Levitical](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/i-levitical)

Curate of Nunnely, a small man who plays the flute and sings hymns, teased as 'the ladies' pet' and about his family.

### [The Curates at Tea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/vii-the-curates-at-tea)

The smallest and most boyish curate, noted as being more capable than his colleagues in social situations.

### [The Winding-Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/shirley_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-winding-up)

Marries Dora Sykes, inducted to a comfortable living, lives happily.

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