# Death — Children’s Stories character guide

> Death in Children’s Stories by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-the-young-king

## Who they are

A personified figure who appears in the young King's dream visions.

## Relationships

### [Avarice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/characters/avarice)

_rivalry_

Avarice and Death are opposing forces, with Avarice hoarding life and wealth while Death inevitably claims all.

### [Avarice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/characters/avarice)

_rivalry_

Avarice and Death are opposing forces, with Avarice hoarding life and wealth while Death inevitably claims all.

### [Avarice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/characters/avarice)

_rivalry_

Avarice and Death are opposing forces, with Avarice hoarding life and wealth while Death inevitably claims all.

## In the story

### [The Nightingale and the Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/children_s_stories_se/chapters/the-nightingale-and-the-rose)

Not present in this chapter.

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