The Vicar of Wakefield · Character
Mr. Jenkinson
A smooth-tongued sharper whose talent for fleecing the innocent is matched only by his unexpected usefulness when the Primroses need a friend.
supporting
Also known as Jenkinson
First appearance: xi
As a supporting figure in The Vicar of Wakefield, Mr. Jenkinson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Disguised as a venerable old man, he buys the horse with a draft and is later revealed to be the same rogue who sold the green spectacles.
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Mr. Jenkinson is the wandering trickster who relieves Moses of the family's money at the fair with a tale of a wonderful horse and a gross of green spectacles. He is a professional deceiver, practiced at reading the…
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- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Primrose family and associates
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Sir William Thornhill
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