Question

flimnap wife character

Answer 1

Flimnap is the treasurer of Lilliput. He is a greedy, selfish and crafty man. His hate for Gulliver is based on an absurd rumour. He believes in the court rumour of gulliver's affair with his wife. However, a love relation is impossible between six feet tall man and 6 inch tall woman. The readers understand this absurdity and see that Flimnap actually wants to be emperor's favourite. Gulliver after successfully defending Liliputians against Blefuscudians is emperor's new favourite. Thus Gulliver becomes his rival. To gain the emporer's faovours an get rid of Gulliver , Flimnap joins the plots of Skyresh Bolgolam, admiral of Lilliput and also irrationally set against Gulliver.