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| “ | Oh yes... such practices. The geishas of Japan, the concubines of Siam, the catamites of Greece, the harlots of India. I have them all here, drawings of them. Everything you've ever dreamed of doing with a woman. Would you like to see? | „ |
| ~ Judge Turpin |
Judge Turpin, also known as Lord Turpin, is the main antagonist of the 1979 musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and the 2007 live-action film of the same name. He is the corrupt judge who ruined Sweeney Todd's life.
In the film, he was portrayed by the late Alan Rickman, who also played Hans Gruber in Die Hard and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- He is responsible for the events of the story since Benjamin Barker became the titular serial killer because of Turpin framing him and ruining his life, and raping his wife and seemingly causing her demise.
- He clearly views women as sexual objects for his lustful nature, as best seen with Lucy and Johanna Barker.
- Despite his polite and affable behavior he displays towards others, all of this is to hide his callous and lustful nature.
- He only works with Beadle out of shared depravity, and not out of genuine care.
- Framed Benjamin Barker for a crime he didn't commit and later had him exiled to Australia, probably for dead, all so he could take his wife Lucy for himself.
- When Lucy rejected his advances, he had Beadle Bamford lure Lucy to his party and raped her in front an entire crowd. Lucy would later try to poison herself, she would lose her mind and become a beggar on the street.
- Stole Johanna from Benjamin and Lucy and raised her as his ward, not allowing her to leave his home.
- Had Anthony Hope beaten up and threatened for wanting to marry the teenage (by today's standards) Johanna.
- Sentenced a child to hang by the neck until he is dead and later asked Beadle if the child committed any crime, meaning he wanted the kid out of the way.
- Planned to marry Johanna, which is particularly repulsive because not only she's his adopted daughter, he forcibly took away from her real biological parents, after he raped her mother and drove her insane and he sent Johanna's biological father for years in exile, thus reducing them both to misery and ruining their lives.
- Had Johanna sent to an asylum for rejecting him and refused to release her unless she marries him.
External Links[]
- Judge Turpin on the Villains Wiki.
- Judge Turpin on the Hate Sink Wiki.
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The String of Pearls Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||