The Pickwick Papers · Character
Dodson and Fogg
The two attorneys who prosecute Mrs. Bardell's breach-of-promise case, conducting business with cold efficiency and cheerful indifference to justice.
supporting
Also known as Messrs. Dodson, Fogg, Dodson, Messrs. Dodson & Fogg, Dodson & Fogg, Mr. Dodson, Mr. Fogg
First appearance: iii
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Dodson and Fogg operate from a dim office where clients are commodities and truth is a negotiable inconvenience. They take up Mrs. Bardell's cause not from conviction but from the certainty of costs, and their…
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Character groups
- Pickwickians and associates
- Jingle and romantic interests
- Protagonist
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- Samuel Pickwick
rivalry · negative
Dodson and Fogg are unscrupulous lawyers who represent Mrs. How this plays out →
- Samuel Pickwick
rivalry · negative
Dodson and Fogg are unscrupulous lawyers who represent Mrs. How this plays out →
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