The Black Moth · Character
Mr. Fudby
A pompous and comic minor character, often the butt of jokes.
minor
Also known as Fudby
First appearance: vii introducing sundry new characters
Mr. Fudby shows up with force in II: My Lord at the White Hart. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The fat merchant who was robbed; he comes to the White Hart seeking the highwayman and is easily misled.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Comic and minor suitors
- Central characters and antagonists
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Mr. Fudby in vii introducing sundry new characters