- Suddenly, to everybody's surprise, the silent Mr.Smith swung around and addressed Barbara.
- The dinner was served by a silent Mrs. Keats.
- I saw an infuriated Jennifer, who started shouting at me the moment I opened the door.
- It seemed Walter didn't pay any attention to a tearful Kitty.
- She hasn't got lovely eyelashes like marvellous Monica.
- I bet your Mum kept you well clear of horrible Jesse.
The rule I learned at university said that the is used when the adjective a permanent quality of the person in question. E.g. 'I met the wicked Matilda the other day' would suggest that Matilda is inherently wicked.
The indefinite article a/an, on the other hand, would denote the mood or an unusual quality of the person described.
However, recently I've come across a lot of examples where no article is used with names modified by adjectives (see examples 5 and 6 above).
Can anyone explain why there are no articles in sentences 5 and 6?