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Unscrupulousness |
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Unscrupulousness See also Trickery. Blas, Gil educated rogue on warpath for self-gain. [Fr. Lit.: Gil Blas] unprincipled attorney. [Br. Lit.: Old Curiosity Shop] to clear his debts to old Gride, arranges to have Gride many his daughter. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby] war profiteer; morality not a concern. [Am. Lit.: Gone With the Wind] asks sister to sacrifice her virtue to save his life. [Br. Lit.: Measure for Measure] unscrupulous lawyers who file breach-ofpromise suit against Mr. Pickwick. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Pickwick Papers] climbs to wealth by exploiting wife’s disgrace. [Fr. Lit.: Bel-Ami]
clever rogue travels around Persia taking glamorous jobs for illicit gain. [Fr. Lit.: Hajji Baba of Ispahan in Magill I, 343] when drunk offers wife and child for sale. [Br. Lit.: The Mayor of Casterbridge] she poisoned whoever interfered with her plans. [Br. Lit.: I, Claudius] practicality in power; end justifies means. [Ital. Lit.: The Prince] jilts Edward for his brother Robert to take advantage of a switch of their inheritance. [Br. Lit.: Sense and Sensibility] (1823–1878) corrupt politico; controlled New York City government (1863-1871). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 511] commonly described as “an English scoundrel.” [Am. Lit.: Monsieur Beaucaire, Magill I, 616–617] |
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The blunt savagery of Trent, his apparently heartless treatment of his weaker partner, and his avowed unscrupulousness, offended the newcomer much in the same manner as in many ways he himself was obnoxious to Trent. No lower estimate could have vindicated the indefatigable zeal with which she scratched, and her unscrupulousness in digging up the choicest flower or vegetable, for the sake of the fat earthworm at its root. Strongest in that student community, she had used her power with good-nature enough to win the popularity of a school leader, and occasionally with unscrupulousness enough to secure the privileges of a school bully. |
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Unscrupulousness
