Mother Hubberds Tale (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
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The Fox, a clever and immoral rogue who is ambitious to rise in the world and is ready to use any trickery or deception to do so. Based on the character Renard of French tales, he is a shrewd observer of others and ready to exploit their weaknesses, as well as being ready to resort to crime if it suits his purpose. In the earlier sections of the poem, he is satisfied with rather minor acquisitions, robbing ignorant farmers of their livestock and exploiting gullible parishioners of their offerings, but as the poem progresses, he becomes more ambitious and...
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