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Mr. Nupkins

A pompous and self-important magistrate in Ipswich.

minor

Also known as Mr. Nupkins, Nupkins

First appearance: vi

Mr. Nupkins shows up with force in Chapter XXV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The magistrate who is horrified to learn he has been harboring an impostor.
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TWTony WellerTMThe Misses Por…SPSamuel PickwickMJMr. JinksGRGrummerMNMr. Nupkins

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Ipswich and Bath characters
  • Pickwick Club and Weller family
  • Minor characters and witnesses
  • Protagonist
  • Ipswich law enforcement

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Mr. Nupkins in vi