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Boult

Boult, the brothel's pimp and enforcer, is told to break Marina's will and finds himself argued into mercy instead.

supporting

Also known as Boult Ay, Boult Performance, Pandar Boult

First appearance: Scene II

As a supporting figure in Pericles, Boult is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The brothel's servant, who procures Marina and advertises her beauty to attract customers.
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Boult serves the Bawd as muscle and middleman, tasked with deflowering Marina when she refuses the trade. But Marina turns his own trade back on him, naming him damned door-keeper to every rogue and offering gold if he…

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Character Web

10 connections

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BABawdTHThaisaPEPericlesANAntiochusMAMarinaBOBoult

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Pentapolis and helpers
  • Brothel and Ephesus characters
  • Protagonist
  • Antioch, Tarsus, and narrators

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

  • Bawd

    professional · negative

    The Bawd and Boult are co-owners of the brothel, working together to exploit women. How this plays out →

  • Bawd

    professional · negative

    The Bawd and Boult are co-owners of the brothel, working together to exploit women. How this plays out →

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See Boult in Scene II