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Dear Prince

The Happy Prince's statue, addressed by the Swallow.

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First appearance: The Happy Prince

Dear Prince shows up with force in The Happy Prince. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The statue of the Happy Prince, once a pleasure-seeking prince, now weeps for the suffering he sees from his high pedestal.
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TSthe SwallowTRthe Remarkable…TYthe young KingTDthe DragonflyLHLittle HansDPDear Prince

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Infanta's Court and Entertainers
  • Vain and Arrogant Characters
  • Young King's Dream Figures
  • Villains and Exploiters
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This excerpt is not the story's dramatic climax; it is the opening exposition, establishing the wintry setting…

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