Mr. Lenville Character Analysis in Nicholas Nickleby

Mr. Lenville is a dramatic actor in Mr. Crummles’s theater troupe. When Nicholas joins the troupe, Mr. Lenville becomes jealous of Nicholas’s success. As a result, he challenges Nicholas to a nose-pulling contest in front of the troupe. Nicholas embarrasses Mr. Lenville during the contest, and Mr. Lenville later apologizes to Nicholas for challenging him.

Mr. Lenville Character Timeline in Nicholas Nickleby

The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Lenville appears in Nicholas Nickleby. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

The next morning, two of the actors, Mr. Folair and Mr. Lenville, visit Nicholas. They talk to him about the play he’s translating. Mr. Folair implores Nicholas... (full context)

Mr. Folair arrives at Nicholas’s quarters with a letter from another actor, Mr. Lenville. In the letter, Lenville demands that Nicholas present himself at the theater tomorrow to have... (full context)

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Nicholas goes to the theater at the agreed-upon time. Lenville turns the affair into a kind of performance of its own and looks on Nicholas... (full context)