Sir Oliver Martext

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Sir Oliver Martext is a minor comic clergyman in Shakespeare's play "As You Like It," known for his bumbling attempt to perform a marriage in the Forest of Arden.

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Sir Oliver Martext canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clergyman ⓘ
comic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn As You Like It ⓘ
appearsInAct Act III of As You Like It ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Audrey ⓘ
Jaques ⓘ
linked to: Jacques

Touchstone ⓘ
characterType parodic clergyman ⓘ
comicTrait bumbling behavior ⓘ
lack of proper clerical decorum ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
fictionalUniverse As You Like It ⓘ
functionInPlot to satirize superficial or inept clergy ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literaryForm dramatic character ⓘ
literaryPeriod Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
marriageAttemptInvolves Touchstone and Audrey ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableFor attempting to perform a marriage in the Forest of Arden ⓘ
occupation clergyman ⓘ
roleInWork comic relief ⓘ
minor character ⓘ
settingOfActivity Forest of Arden ⓘ
workAuthor William Shakespeare ⓘ

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As You Like It → featuresCharacter → Sir Oliver Martext ⓘ