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Chancery

s suit. Thus, these false hopes told to Robert by his lawyer eventually results in his melancholy death.Make man-eating unlawful, and you starve the Vholeses, (623) however, Mr. Vholes is only one type of lawyer. Mr. Tulkinghorn, reputed to have made good thrift out of aristocratic marriage settlements and aristocratic wills, (23) leads to Lady Dedlocks demise. Mr. Tulkinghorn wished to display his power over Lady Dedlock (a representative of the aristocratic class) thus, he blackmailed her. In Lady Dedlocks own words, I am to remain upon this gaudy platform, on which my miserable deception has been so long acted, and it is to fall beneath me when you give the signal (659). Mr. Tulkinghorns desire to know the secrets of the aristocratic leads him to deceive, bribe, threaten, blackmail and eventually kill others. One unfortunate soul used by Mr. Tulkinghorn is Joe. He bribes Joe to confess about Lady Dedlocks visit to him disguised as her maid. Later, he hires Inspector Bucket who says, Dont you be afraid of hurting the boyits all right as far as the boys concernedhell be paid for his trouble, and sent away againits the best and wisest way to keep little matters like this quiet(356). This inspector kidnaps Joe, bribes him, threatens him to stay away from London and leaves him to fend for himself. However, Joe falls ill and returns to London where he eventually dies.Thus, Dickens successfully portrays how Chancery diminishes peoples way of life, whether they are of a lower class like Joe and Ms. Flyte, or are of an upper class like Robert and Lady Dedlock. I personally believe that the message is that the cause and the need for change are present and people need to work together despite their differences or social classes to bring on the necessary change....

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