# Casimir Lypiatt — Antic Hay character guide

> Casimir Lypiatt in Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley.

**Role:** major

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

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Myra Viveash](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/myra_viveash)

_romantic_

Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him.

### [Theodore Gumbril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/theodore_gumbril)

_rivalry_

Lypiatt resents Gumbril as a rival for Myra's affections and as a symbol of his own artistic failure.

### [Mercaptan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/mercaptan)

_rivalry_

Lypiatt and Mercaptan are intellectual and artistic rivals, constantly bickering over aesthetics and philosophy.

### [Albemarle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/albemarle)

_professional_

Albemarle is a gallery owner who exhibits Lypiatt's paintings, though with little commercial success.

### [Theodore Gumbril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/theodore_gumbril)

_rivalry_

Lypiatt resents Gumbril as a rival for Myra's affections and as a symbol of his own artistic failure.

### [Myra Viveash](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/myra_viveash)

_romantic_

Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him.

### [Myra Viveash](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/myra_viveash)

_romantic_

Lypiatt is hopelessly in love with Myra, who cruelly manipulates and rejects him.

### [Theodore Gumbril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/theodore_gumbril)

_rivalry_

Lypiatt resents Gumbril as a rival for Myra's affections and as a symbol of his own artistic failure.

### [Mercaptan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/mercaptan)

_rivalry_

Lypiatt and Mercaptan are intellectual and artistic rivals, constantly bickering over aesthetics and philosophy.

### [Mercaptan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/mercaptan)

_rivalry_

Lypiatt and Mercaptan are intellectual and artistic rivals, constantly bickering over aesthetics and philosophy.

### [Albemarle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/albemarle)

_professional_

Albemarle is a gallery owner who exhibits Lypiatt's paintings, though with little commercial success.

### [Albemarle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/characters/albemarle)

_professional_

Albemarle is a gallery owner who exhibits Lypiatt's paintings, though with little commercial success.

## In the story

### [Antic Hay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/antic-hay)

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

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/iii)

Encountered by Gumbril at an art gallery; he is exuberantly planning his exhibition and boasts about his paintings and poetry.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/iv)

Recites his poem 'The Conquistador' and passionately argues for art as a moral force, clashing with Gumbril and Mercaptan.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/v)

Laughs indignantly at Bruin's remarks and looks up at the Milky Way while discussing love.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/vii)

His exhibition is the focus of the chapter; his catalogue and paintings are discussed by critics and visitors.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/viii)

Listed among the herds Gumbril belongs to temporarily.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/antic_hay_se/chapters/xix)

In deep despair, he violently rejects Boldero's offer, then writes a suicidal letter to Myra, questioning his artistic worth and love.

## Links

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