# Sir John Marraby — Zuleika Dobson character guide

> Sir John Marraby in Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John, Sir John, Marraby

**First appearance:** 0012-x

## Who they are

An older gentleman who interacts with the Duke and Zuleika.

## Relationships

### [Duke of Dorset](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/characters/duke_of_dorset)

_friendship_

Sir John is an older, worldly friend of the Duke, offering cynical advice about love and life.

### [Zuleika Dobson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/characters/zuleika_dobson)

_social_

Sir John is an older gentleman who is amused and slightly alarmed by Zuleika's destructive effect on the young men of Oxford.

### [Duke of Dorset](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/characters/duke_of_dorset)

_friendship_

Sir John is an older, worldly friend of the Duke, offering cynical advice about love and life.

### [Zuleika Dobson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/characters/zuleika_dobson)

_social_

Sir John is an older gentleman who is amused and slightly alarmed by Zuleika's destructive effect on the young men of Oxford.

### [Zuleika Dobson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/characters/zuleika_dobson)

_social_

Sir John is an older gentleman who is amused and slightly alarmed by Zuleika's destructive effect on the young men of Oxford.

### [Duke of Dorset](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/characters/duke_of_dorset)

_friendship_

Sir John is an older, worldly friend of the Duke, offering cynical advice about love and life.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuleika_dobson_se/chapters/viii)

A guest who declares he will also die for Zuleika and later hops on one foot to the concert after twisting his ankle.

## Links

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