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- Bill_Sikes abstract "William "Bill" Sikes is a fictional character in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.He is one of Dickens's most vicious characters and a very strong force in the novel when it comes to having control over somebody or harming others. He is portrayed as a rough and barbaric man. Sikes is a career criminal associated with Fagin, and an eventual murderer. He is violent and aggressive, prone to sudden bursts of extreme behaviour. He owns a bull terrier named Bull's Eye, whom he beats until the dog needs stitches. Dickens describes his first appearance:The man who growled out these words, was a stoutly-built fellow of about five-and-thirty, in a black velveteen coat, very soiled drab breeches, lace-up half boots, and grey cotton stockings which enclosed a bulky pair of legs, with large swelling calves—the kind of legs, which in such costume, always look in an unfinished and incomplete state without a set of fetters to garnish them. He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke. He disclosed, when he had done so, a broad heavy countenance with a beard of three weeks' growth, and two scowling eyes; one of which displayed various parti-coloured symptoms of having been recently damaged by a blow.His prostitute girlfriend Nancy tolerates his violent and lawless behaviour, perhaps because she, being a thief since the age of six, needs stability in her life, and because she believes that she loves him. However, when he thinks Nancy has betrayed him, Sikes viciously murders her. The murder is especially gruesome and one of the most graphic, frightening scenes Dickens ever wrote. In the end a mob hounds him through the streets of London until he hangs himself while trying to escape. It is left ambiguous as to whether or not this was intentional.Sikes has almost no redeeming qualities, although Dickens does give him some shading: at the robbery in the countryside, Sikes, rather than leave Oliver at the scene of his botched burglary of Rose Maylie's house, picks him up and runs with him as far as he can, before hiding him in a ditch at the suggestion of an accomplice. After he brutally beats Nancy to death, he apparently is capable of feeling guilt—although this is essentially suspicion that Fagin lied to him about her betrayal, and fear of the possibility of being caught. Sikes lives in Bethnal Green and later moves to the squalid rookery area of London then called Jacob's Island, east of present-day Shad Thames. Sikes' background and early life prior to joining Fagin are not mentioned in the book. However, it can be deduced that he could have come from a family of criminals and could have been treated harshly as a child (the most likely cause of his violent personality).".
- Bill_Sikes creator Charles_Dickens.
- Bill_Sikes firstAppearance "Oliver Twist".
- Bill_Sikes occupation Crime.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Andy_Serkis.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Burn_Gorman.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer David_OHara.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Jamie_Foreman.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Oliver_Reed.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Robert_Loggia.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Robert_Newton.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Steven_Hartley.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Tim_Curry.
- Bill_Sikes portrayer Tom_Hardy.
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- Bill_Sikes wikiPageWikiLinkText "Bill Sykes".
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- Bill_Sikes caption "Bill Sikes by Fred Barnard".
- Bill_Sikes creator Charles_Dickens.
- Bill_Sikes first "Oliver Twist".
- Bill_Sikes gender "Male".
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- Bill_Sikes name "Bill Sikes".
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- Bill_Sikes occupation "Criminal".
- Bill_Sikes portrayer "Robert Newton , Oliver Reed , Tim Curry , Robert Loggia , Michael McAnallen , David O'Hara , Andy Serkis , Jamie Foreman , Tom Hardy , Burn Gorman , Steven Hartley , Shannon Wise , Jake Thomas , Anthony Brown".
- Bill_Sikes significantother Nancy_(Oliver_Twist).
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- Bill_Sikes subject Category:Fictional_murderers.
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- Bill_Sikes subject Category:Musical_theatre_characters.
- Bill_Sikes subject Category:Oliver_&_Company_characters.
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