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Love’s Labour’s Lost · Character

Hector

A character played by Armado in the pageant of the Nine Worthies.

minor

Also known as Hector of Troy, brave Hector

First appearance: act v scene ii

Hector's tie to Biron is one of the pressures that moves Love’s Labour’s Lost—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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See Hector in act v scene ii

Character Web

15 connections

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BIBironDUDumainBOBoyetDADon Adriano de…JMJudas MaccabaeusHEHector

Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Main lovers and performers

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Narrative arc

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

This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional peak where Biron, the play’s most vocal oppon…

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Relationships

  • Biron

    social · ambivalent

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See Hector in act v scene ii