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Gouvernail

Tristram's loyal tutor and squire.

minor

First appearance: i

Gouvernail shows up with force in Book V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Appointed to govern and teach young Tristram in France.
In the storyHow Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and huntOpen this moment free

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In How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt: Appointed to govern and teach young Tristram in France. Later, in How Sir Tristram…

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Character Web

18 connections

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SMSir MarhausSBSir Bors de Ga…SGSir GawaineSESir Ector de M…SBSir Bleoberis …GOGouvernail

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Vengeance and service
  • Supporting and legendary figures
  • Central tragic figures

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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