Mr Guppy

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Mr Guppy is a somewhat comic, socially ambitious law clerk in Charles Dickens’s novel "Bleak House," known for his awkward courtship of Esther Summerson and involvement in the story’s legal intrigues.

All labels observed (3)

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Mr Guppy canonical 1
Mr. Guppy 1
William Guppy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
law clerk
literary character
appearsIn Bleak House
serialized publication of Bleak House (1852–1853)
associatedWith Bleak House (household)
linked to: Bleak House

Chancery
linked to: Inns of Chancery

Jarndyce and Jarndyce
connectedTo John Jarndyce
Lady Dedlock
Mr Tulkinghorn
Tony Jobling
courts Esther Summerson
creator Charles Dickens
employer Kenge and Carboy
Kenge and Carboy, solicitors
firstAppearance Bleak House
genre Victorian literature
hasCharacteristic awkward
comic
obsequious
romantically inept
self-important
socially ambitious
hasFullName William Guppy
linked to: Mr Guppy
involvedIn legal intrigues in Bleak House
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian era
loveInterest Esther Summerson
medium novel
narrativeRole comic relief
minor character
plot catalyst
nationality English
occupation law clerk
proposesMarriageTo Esther Summerson
relationshipTo clerk to Kenge and Carboy
residence London
linked to: London, England
setIn London legal world
Victorian England
linked to: Victorian era
workOfFiction Bleak House

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bleak House majorCharacter Mr Guppy
Ada Clare hasNarrativeConnectionWith Mr. Guppy
linked to: Mr Guppy
Mr Guppy hasFullName William Guppy
linked to: Mr Guppy