William—An Englishman · Character
The Priest
A clergyman who appears in a scene.
minor
First appearance: iv
The Priest's tie to William Tully is one of the pressures that moves William—An Englishman—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Arranges for Griselda's body to be brought to the presbytery and conducts the funeral rites.
The Priest first appears in 0003 iv.
With William Tully (psychological): The priest attempts to manipulate William's conscience and guilt, representing religious authority and moral pressure.
In XII: Arranges for Griselda's body to be brought to the presbytery and conducts the funeral rites.
Later, in XIII: Parted from William and Edith at the cemetery gate, the priest returns the borrowed haycart and is left behind as the wave of invasion approaches.
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