Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Shuttleworthy
The wealthiest and most respected man in Rattleborough, whose generosity and good name make his disappearance the town's most shocking and most investigated event.
supporting
Also known as Mr. B Shuttleworthy, Mr. Barnabus Shuttleworthy, the missing Mr. B Shuttleworthy
First appearance: Thou Art the Man
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Mr. Shuttleworthy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The victim whose corpse is discovered in a dry well and later used in the narrator's scheme.
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Mr. Shuttleworthy is the borough's most prosperous merchant, a man whose bare word is good for a thousand and whose christening as Charles gave him that ingenuous face proverbially worth more than any letter of…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Mr. Shuttleworthy in Thou Art the Man