Short Fiction · Character
Squire Toby
A squire whose will causes a haunting.
minor
Also known as Toby, Squire, Squire Toby, old Squire Toby, the Squire
First appearance: Squire Toby's Will
Squire Toby's tie to Old Cooper is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The deceased patriarch whose will sparks the feud between his sons; appears as a ghost in Charles's dreams.
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With Old Cooper (professional): Old Cooper serves as a loyal retainer or estate manager to Squire Toby, handling his affairs with deference. With Handsome Charlie (rivalry): Handsome Charlie and Squire Toby are rivals,…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Rivalry
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Ghost story narrators
- Diverse ghostly witnesses
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak of the narrator's horror and the r…
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- Old Cooper
professional · positive
Old Cooper serves as a loyal retainer or estate manager to Squire Toby, handling his… How this plays out →
- Handsome Charlie
rivalry · negative
- Scroope Marston
family · ambivalent
- Old Cooper
professional · positive
Old Cooper serves as a loyal retainer or estate manager to Squire Toby, handling his… How this plays out →
- Handsome Charlie
rivalry · negative
- Scroope Marston
family · ambivalent
- Handsome Charlie
rivalry · negative
- Old Cooper
professional · positive
Old Cooper serves as a loyal retainer or estate manager to Squire Toby, handling his… How this plays out →
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