Robert L. Short, in his book "The Parables of Dr. Seuss", points out that Bartholomew shares a name with one of the Apostles of Jesus, and that he is the one who exhorts the silly King into humility and repentance.
Robert L. Short, in his book "The Parables of Dr. Seuss", points out that Bartholomew shares a name with one of the Apostles of Jesus, In Illuminati and Judaism writtings he is one of several Archangels left on earth to battle in the apocalypse. Bartholomew Cubbins is the one who exhorts the silly King into humility and repentance.