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Catherine de Salisbury
Madame Catherine de Salisbury, a character in the narrative.
minor
Also known as the Cat, Madame Catherine
First appearance: i the story of the sestina
Catherine de Salisbury shows up with force in V: The Story of the Housewife. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The King's mistress, referred to as 'the shrew of Salisbury' and 'the Cat'.
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- Extensive Historical Cast
- Protagonist
- Central Chivalric Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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