Screwtape

This article is about the fictional character. For the musical project, see Drew McDowall.

Screwtape is a character in the book The Screwtape Letters and the sequel essay Screwtape Proposes a Toast, both of which written by Christian author C. S. Lewis. A devil, Screwtape holds the position of Senior Tempter and Undersecretary of his department. A subtle creature, he appears to understand very well the nature of human minds and weaknesses- although nothing about love.

He also has a way with words, and thinks little of Slubgob, a professor at Tempters' Training College for Young Devils, and is prone to sarcasm. His correspondence with his nephew, the Junior Tempter Wormwood, concerning Wormwood's attempts to get an individual to sin is the content of Lewis' book.