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Mrs. Bloomfield
Brother to Mrs. Bloomfield and uncle to Tom, Mary Ann, and Fanny, Uncle Robson is a tall, strong, unintelligent man who encourages Tom to drink alcohol and torture helpless animals and praises Mary Ann’s prettiness while ignoring her intelligence and good behavior. Agnes sees him as a bad influence on the Bloomfield children, undoing any progress she manages to make with them.
Uncle Robson Quotes in Agnes Grey
The Agnes Grey quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle Robson or refer to Uncle Robson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5: The Uncle Quotes
“Curse me, if I ever saw a nobler little scoundrel than that. He’s beyond petticoat government already: by God! He defies mother, granny, governess, and all! Ha, ha, ha!”
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Uncle Robson Character Timeline in Agnes Grey
The timeline below shows where the character Uncle Robson appears in Agnes Grey. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2: First Lessons in the Art of Instruction
...animals, Tom says Mr. Bloomfield used to torture birds as a boy and that his Uncle Robson has praised him for it, so it can’t be evil. Agnes says she still thinks...
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Chapter 5: The Uncle
Agnes dislikes visits from Mrs. Bloomfield’s brother Uncle Robson , a strong, stupid, condescending man, because he has a bad effect on the children....
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...them herself. Tom, laughing, tells her she won’t dare because Mr. Bloomfield, Mrs. Bloomfield, and Uncle Robson would be angry at her. Agnes says she’ll do what she believes to be right.
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...them, so Agnes drops the stone onto the nest, killing them. Tom, furious, sees his Uncle Robson walking up (and about to kick his dog). He runs to Uncle Robson and complains...
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Agnes dislikes it when anyone visits the Bloomfields, not just when Mrs. Bloomfield Senior and Uncle Robson visit, because Mrs. Bloomfield expects her to keep Tom and Mary Ann away from the...
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