# The Devil — Fifty-One Tales character guide

> The Devil in Fifty-One Tales by Lord Dunsany.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0039-the-trouble-in-leafy-green-street

## Who they are

The devil, appears briefly in a tale.

## Relationships

### [Puritan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fifty_one_tales_se/characters/puritan)

_rivalry_

The Puritan and the Devil are direct enemies, representing the struggle between moral rigidity and temptation.

## In the story

### [A Moral Little Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fifty_one_tales_se/chapters/a-moral-little-tale)

Appears to the Puritan in a dream, claiming the Puritan has done his work by suppressing joy and mirth. He reveals that God created love, not evil.

### [The Reward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fifty_one_tales_se/chapters/the-reward)

Implied as the master of Hell, though the angel is the direct agent building the new addition.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fifty_one_tales_se/characters