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Mrs. Kenwigs
Mr. Kenwigs is Mrs. Kenwigs’s husband and Morleena’s father. He diligently works to curry favor with Mr. Lillyvick so that his children might inherit Mr. Lillyvick’s fortune. For that reason, he feels betrayed when Mr. Lillyvick marries Henrietta, which would deprive his children of that inheritance. He accepts Mr. Lillyvick back into his good graces when Mr. Lillyvick pledges his fortune to the Kenwigses’ children.
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Mr. Kenwigs Character Timeline in Nicholas Nickleby
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Kenwigs appears in Nicholas Nickleby. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 14
...apartment. The Kenwigses are throwing a party to celebrate their wedding anniversary. At the party, Mr. Kenwigs and Mrs. Kenwigs await the arrival of Mrs. Kenwigs’s uncle, a man named Mr. Lillyvick,...
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...in her lap. Mr. Lillyvick says that Mrs. Kenwigs’s family objected to her marriage to Mr. Kenwigs because he was not from the same social class. But, Mr. Lillyvick says, Mr. Kenwigs...
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Chapter 15
...the children. Mrs. Kenwigs becomes overwhelmed by the possibility. Just then, screams break out upstairs. Mr. Kenwigs rushes to find out what’s happened.
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As Mr. Kenwigs runs up the stairs, Nicholas bursts from a door with the Kenwigs’ infant child in...
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Chapter 36
Mr. Kenwigs buys the smallest pair of kid gloves he can find. He wraps them around the...
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...message from Mr. Lillyvick. The message is that Mr. Lillyvick and Henrietta have been married. Mr. Kenwigs flies into a rage. He says that his children have no chance in life now...
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Chapter 52
Newman, Morleena, and Mr. Lillyvick return to the Kenwigses’ apartment. Mr. Kenwigs and Mrs. Kenwigs are shocked to see Mr. Lillyvick. They accuse him of betraying them...
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