Pericles · Character
Bawd
The Bawd runs a Mytilene brothel and finds her trade undone by a girl who would rather teach than sell her body.
supporting
Also known as Bawd Boult, Bawd Marry, Bawd Who, Bawd Well, Bawd Ay, Bawd To Marina
First appearance: Scene II
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The Bawd presides over a house where desire is merchandise, and she buys Marina expecting another profitable commodity. Instead Marina preaches chastity to customers and sends Lysimachus away cold, threatening the…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Brothel and Ephesus characters
- Pentapolis and helpers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Thaisa’s despair…
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- Marina
professional · negative
- Boult
professional · negative
- Boult
professional · negative
- Marina
professional · negative
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