Which character in 'Middlemarch' is revealed to be a hypocritical banker with a dark past involving the theft of an inheritance?
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Correct answer: Nicholas Bulstrode
Bulstrode uses his religious standing to mask his shady past. His downfall occurs when his secret is exposed by Raffles, illustrating Eliot's interest in the tension between private guilt and public morality.
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