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Matilda Roald Dahl Character Names

13 characters · Book

Matilda /muh-TIL-duh/ A brilliant and neglected young girl with telekinetic powers. Trunchbull /TRUNCH-bull/ The tyrannical headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School. Honey /HUN-ee/ Matilda's kind and supportive teacher. Wormwood /WURM-wood/ Matilda's dishonest and neglectful father. Wormwood /ZIN-ee-uh/ Matilda's shallow and equally neglectful mother. Michael /MY-kul/ Matilda's dim-witted older brother, favored by her parents. Phelps /FELPS/ The friendly librarian who encourages Matilda's reading. Cook /KOOK/ An employee at Crunchem Hall who helps Miss Honey reclaim her inheritance. Boggs /BOG-trot-er/ A student at Crunchem Hall forced to eat an entire chocolate cake as punishment. Lavender /LAV-en-der/ Matilda's classmate and friend. Amanda /uh-MAN-duh/ A student in Matilda's class at Crunchem Hall who is health-conscious and weight-aware, preferring to bring her own healthy lunch rather than eat school meals. Nigel /NY-jul/ A boy in Matilda's class at Crunchem Hall School who participates in classroom life alongside Matilda and their peers. Bruce /BROOS/ A large boy in Matilda's class who is famously forced by Miss Trunchbull to eat an entire chocolate cake in front of the school assembly as punishment.

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