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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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See Mr. Fudby in vii introducing sundry new characters

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10 connections

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MHMr. HedgesMCMr. ChilterMOMiles O'HaraJCJack CarstaresLLLady Lavinia C…MFMr. Fudby

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.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this scene, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Diana, after enduring Mr. Bettison’s persisten…

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See Mr. Fudby in vii introducing sundry new characters