The Vicar of Wakefield · Character
Mr. Thornhill
The neighborhood squire whose polished manners, ready gallantries, and taste for both Primrose sisters make him the most dangerous kind of neighbor a country family can have.
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Also known as Thornhill, young Mr. Thornhill, Master Thornhill
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Thornhill moves through Wakefield society as its wealthiest and most eligible young man, dispensing favors and flattery with equal ease. His charm is genuine enough to fool the Primroses and calculated enough to serve…
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Relationship types
- Family
- 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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Mr. Thornhill appears across 16 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- A Migration
- A New and Great Acquaintance Introduced
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- XIV
- The Family Use Art, Which Is Opposed with Still Greater
- Chapter XVII
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