Howl’s Moving Castle
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Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One
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All Characters Sophie Hatter Wizard Howl Calcifer The Witch of the Waste Miss Angorian Michael Lettie Hatter Martha Hatter Fanny Mrs. Fairfax The Dog-Man/Percival Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan Mrs. Pentstemmon Megan Parry Prince Justin The Count of Catterack
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Howl’s Moving Castle

by

Diana Wynne Jones
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Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan Character Analysis

Wizard Suliman was the King’s Royal Magician until the Witch kidnapped him and he disappeared into the Waste. He came from Wales, like Howl, and was originally named Benjamin Sullivan. Suliman was the first to begin trying to fight the Witch by planting flowers on the edge of the Waste. When he was kidnapped, he hid some of his magic and personality in a scarecrow, which he tasked with finding the rest of his body parts—the Witch plans to use parts of Suliman’s body to create her perfect human. The non-perfect parts make up parts of Percival, while Howl purchases what turns out to be Suliman’s skull on a whim. At the end of the novel, once Suliman has been returned to his body, he takes Lettie on as an apprentice.

Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan Quotes in Howl’s Moving Castle

The Howl’s Moving Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan or refer to Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Destiny vs. Free Will Theme Icon
).
Chapter Eighteen Quotes

“And don’t you dare tell Howl she was here!” she said unreasonably to Calcifer. “I bet she came to see Howl. The rest was just a pack of lies. Wizard Suliman was settled here, years ago. He probably came to get away from her beastly throbbing voice!”

Calcifer chuckled. “I’ve never seen anyone got rid of so fast!” he said.

This made Sophie feel both unkind and guilty. After all, she herself had walked into the castle in much the same way, and she had been twice as nosy as Miss Angorian.

Related Characters: Sophie Hatter (speaker), Calcifer (speaker), Wizard Howl, Miss Angorian, Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan
Page Number: 349
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Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan Quotes in Howl’s Moving Castle

The Howl’s Moving Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan or refer to Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Destiny vs. Free Will Theme Icon
).
Chapter Eighteen Quotes

“And don’t you dare tell Howl she was here!” she said unreasonably to Calcifer. “I bet she came to see Howl. The rest was just a pack of lies. Wizard Suliman was settled here, years ago. He probably came to get away from her beastly throbbing voice!”

Calcifer chuckled. “I’ve never seen anyone got rid of so fast!” he said.

This made Sophie feel both unkind and guilty. After all, she herself had walked into the castle in much the same way, and she had been twice as nosy as Miss Angorian.

Related Characters: Sophie Hatter (speaker), Calcifer (speaker), Wizard Howl, Miss Angorian, Wizard Suliman/Benjamin Sullivan
Page Number: 349
Explanation and Analysis:
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