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Hadrian the Seventh · Character

Bishop of Caerleon

A Welsh bishop who visits Rome.

minor

Also known as Caerleon

First appearance: iv

Bishop of Caerleon shows up with force in Prooimion. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Present during the interview, interprets George's remarks and offers to assist at his first Mass.
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In Prooimion: Present during the interview, interprets George's remarks and offers to assist at his first Mass. Later, in III: Observes Hadrian's cruelly dispassionate inflexibility and congregates with the…

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GAGeorge Arthur …HVHadrian VIIPLPope LeoMRMr. RoseGSGeorge SemphillBOBishop of Caerleon

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  • Other

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  • Minor characters and international figures
  • Papal court and allies
  • Protagonist

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

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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See Bishop of Caerleon in iv