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Dousterswivel

Comic charlatan from Scott's The Antiquary, used to illustrate flat character.

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LOLovelSASir Arthur War…SWSir Walter ScottEOEdie OchiltreeLGLord GlenallanDODousterswivel

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  • Other

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  • Diverse characters and narrative theory
  • Comic relief and subplot characters
  • Realism, depth, and narrative pattern

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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