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Messire Gwyllem

A knight, Messire Gwyllem, who appears in the narrative.

minor

Also known as Gwyllem

First appearance: i the story of the sestina

Messire Gwyllem's tie to Richard Holland is one of the pressures that moves Chivalry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Richard Holland (friendship): Messire Gwyllem is Richard Holland's closest companion and fellow knight, bound by shared adventures and mutual respect. With Richard Holland (friendship): Messire Gwyllem is Richard…

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See Messire Gwyllem in i the story of the sestina

Character Web

6 connections

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RHRichard HollandBRBranwenCMCount ManuelOHOsmund HeleighLHLord HastingsMGMessire Gwyllem

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Intimate Companions
  • Central Chivalric Figures
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

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

This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Jehane and Ant…

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See Messire Gwyllem in i the story of the sestina