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Duchess

Title character in a literary example or anecdote.

minor

First appearance: lecture v interlude on jargon

Duchess's tie to Adonis is one of the pressures that moves On the Art of Writing—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Adonis (romantic): Adonis and the Duchess share a romantic or courtly dynamic, likely drawn from literary allusion. With Adonis (romantic): Adonis and the Duchess share a romantic or courtly dynamic, likely drawn…

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Character Web

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  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Poetic and Dramatic Models
  • Protagonist

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

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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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