Mr. Scratch

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Mr. Scratch is the cunning, devilish antagonist who bargains for souls in Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster."

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Mr. Scratch canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
devil
fictional character
literary character
alignment evil
alsoKnownAs Scratch
the stranger
linked to: the Stranger
appearsIn The Devil and Daniel Webster
appearsInMedium literature
associatedTheme American patriotism versus evil
Faustian bargain
legalism and justice
basedOn the Devil
characterType soul-bargainer
tempter
conflictType supernatural legal dispute
createdBy Stephen Vincent Benét
firstAppearanceYear 1936
firstAppearedIn The Saturday Evening Post
hasOccupation soul trader
hasPersonalityTrait charming
cunning
devious
manipulative
influencedBy traditional folklore figure Old Scratch
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
makesDealWith Jabez Stone
nationalityInStory American
notableAbility legalistic manipulation of contracts
making Faustian bargains
opposedBy Daniel Webster
primaryMotivation to obtain human souls
roleInWork antagonist in The Devil and Daniel Webster
settingOfActivity New Hampshire
species supernatural being
usesMethod binding contracts
temptation
workGenre American folklore-inspired fiction
fantasy
short story

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Walter Huston portrayed Mr. Scratch
All That Money Can Buy antagonist Mr. Scratch
Jabez Stone associatedWith Mr. Scratch
Jabez Stone opposedBy Mr. Scratch