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Captain Price

Slave ship captain who transports slaves.

minor

Also known as Captain Enoch Price, Enoch Price, Mrs. Price

First appearance: ii going to the south

Captain Price's tie to William Wells Brown is one of the pressures that moves Clotel—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With William Wells Brown (rivalry): Captain Price is a slave trader and antagonist, representing the brutal system that Brown condemns. With William Wells Brown (rivalry): Captain Price is a slave trader and antagonist,…

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Character Web

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WWWilliam Wells …MDMr. DevenantJOJohnsonMCMr. CarltonNHNed HuckelbyCPCaptain Price

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  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse supporting characters
  • Abolitionist allies
  • Slaveholders and enforcers
  • Escaped slaves and helpers

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

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Captain Price in ii going to the south