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The Pickwick Papers · Character
Muzzle
Mr. Nupkins' obsequious and scheming butler.
minor
Also known as Muzzle, The obsequious Muzzle, Mr. Muzzle, the wily Mr. Muzzle
First appearance: xix
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- Other
Character groups
- Ipswich law enforcement
- Pickwickians and associates
- Ipswich and Bath characters
- Minor characters and witnesses
- Protagonist
- Servants and landladies
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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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