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Casimir Lypiatt

A painter and poet of violent sincerity, Lypiatt turns every canvas and every emotion into a matter of life and death, especially where Myra Viveash is concerned.

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Also known as Lypiatt, Mr. Lypiatt, Poor Lypiatt, Poor old Lypiatt, Dear old Lypiatt, Old Lypiatt

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A poet and artist who recites his work at a dinner, representing artistic ambition and failure.

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Professional
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Character groups

Bohemian social circle
Protagonist
Gumbril's acquaintances

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Myra Viveash
romantic · negative
Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him. How this plays out →
Theodore Gumbril
rivalry · negative
Mercaptan
rivalry · negative
Albemarle
professional · ambivalent
Theodore Gumbril
rivalry · negative
Myra Viveash
romantic · negative
Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him. How this plays out →
Myra Viveash
romantic · negative
Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him. How this plays out →
Theodore Gumbril
rivalry · negative
Mercaptan
rivalry · negative
Mercaptan
rivalry · negative
Albemarle
professional · ambivalent
Albemarle
professional · ambivalent

Myra Viveash
Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him.
Theodore Gumbril
Lypiatt resents Gumbril as a rival for Myra's affections and as a symbol of his own artistic failure.
Mercaptan
Lypiatt and Mercaptan are intellectual and artistic rivals, constantly bickering over aesthetics and philosophy.
Albemarle
Albemarle is a gallery owner who exhibits Lypiatt's paintings, though with little commercial success.
Theodore Gumbril
Lypiatt resents Gumbril as a rival for Myra's affections and as a symbol of his own artistic failure.
Myra Viveash
Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him.
Myra Viveash
Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him.
Theodore Gumbril
Lypiatt resents Gumbril as a rival for Myra's affections and as a symbol of his own artistic failure.
Mercaptan
Lypiatt and Mercaptan are intellectual and artistic rivals, constantly bickering over aesthetics and philosophy.
Mercaptan
Lypiatt and Mercaptan are intellectual and artistic rivals, constantly bickering over aesthetics and philosophy.
Albemarle
Albemarle is a gallery owner who exhibits Lypiatt's paintings, though with little commercial success.
Albemarle
Albemarle is a gallery owner who exhibits Lypiatt's paintings, though with little commercial success.

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Antic Hay
A poet and artist who recites his work at a dinner, representing artistic ambition and failure.
Chapter III
Encountered by Gumbril at an art gallery; he is exuberantly planning his exhibition and boasts about his paintings and poetry.
IV
Recites his poem 'The Conquistador' and passionately argues for art as a moral force, clashing with Gumbril and Mercaptan.
V
Laughs indignantly at Bruin's remarks and looks up at the Milky Way while discussing love.
VI
Desperately in love with Mrs. Viveash, he oscillates between grandiose declarations and self-pity. He breaks down crying, revealing his fear of failure and aging.
VII
His exhibition is the focus of the chapter; his catalogue and paintings are discussed by critics and visitors.
VIII
Listed among the herds Gumbril belongs to temporarily.
XVIII
Lypiatt confronts Mercaptan over a critical review, violently shaking and cuffing him, and is devastated to learn that the insult about his work originated from Myra Viveash.
XIX
In deep despair, he violently rejects Boldero's offer, then writes a suicidal letter to Myra, questioning his artistic worth and love.

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