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Count de Polán

A nobleman who becomes a patron of Gil Blas.

minor

Also known as The Count de Polán

First appearance: xii

Count de Polán shows up with force in The History of Don Alphonso and the Fair Seraphina. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Seraphina's father, who writes a letter announcing Don Gaspard's death and vowing to hunt down the murderer.
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In The History of Don Alphonso and the Fair Seraphina: Seraphina's father, who writes a letter announcing Don Gaspard's death and vowing to hunt down the murderer. Later, in II: Rescued from the bandits along with his…

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DADon Alphonso d…SESeraphinaDCDon Caesar de …DCDon Caesar de …MGMaster GaspardCDCount de Polán

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Family and Romantic Entanglements
  • Artisans and Servants

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

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

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See Count de Polán in xii
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