Decline and Fall · Character
Professor Silenus
A modernist architect who designs Margot's house.
minor
Also known as Otto Friedrich Silenus, Otto Silenus
First appearance: II: Interlude in Belgravia
Professor Silenus's tie to Margot Beste-Chetwynde is one of the pressures that moves Decline and Fall—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Avant-garde architect hired to rebuild King's Thursday; advocates for eliminating the human element from architecture.
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With Margot Beste-Chetwynde (professional): Margot hires Professor Silenus as the eccentric architect for her modernist house, King's Thursday, treating him as a fashionable novelty. With Paul Pennyfeather (social):…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Society and Legal Figures
- Llanabba School Circle
- Protagonist
- Extended Cast of Satire
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Sir Wilfred Lucas-Dockery, in his deluded optimism, treats th…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Margot Beste-Chetwynde
professional · ambivalent
Margot hires Professor Silenus as the eccentric architect for her modernist house, King's… How this plays out →
- Paul Pennyfeather
social · ambivalent
- Margot Beste-Chetwynde
professional · ambivalent
Margot hires Professor Silenus as the eccentric architect for her modernist house, King's… How this plays out →
- Margot Beste-Chetwynde
professional · ambivalent
Margot hires Professor Silenus as the eccentric architect for her modernist house, King's… How this plays out →
- Paul Pennyfeather
social · ambivalent
- Paul Pennyfeather
social · ambivalent
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Professor Silenus appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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See Professor Silenus in II: Interlude in Belgravia