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Julius Rottwinkle is a major character in the novel, Matilda, including its film and musical adoptions.

Description[]

Little is known of Julius but he is also a student of Crunchem Hall.

Appearances[]

Book[]

The character is only mentioned by Hortensia as the boy who was thrown out of the window by the Trunchbull for eating during class hours. When the Trunchbull paid a visit in each class for a weekly checkup, she came to Rottwinkle's classroom where a Scriptures lesson was held, and caught him consuming licorice allsorts.

1996 film[]

This incarnation of the character remains the same as the novel, but he is depicted as eating two M&M's candies during a literature class. Like the book, his incident with Trunchbull is mentioned by Hortensia.

Onstage Musical[]

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