# Reaper — Plays character guide

> Reaper in Plays by Zeami Motokiyo.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-act-i

## Who they are

A death figure, possibly personified in one of the plays.

## Relationships

### [Priest Rensei](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_2_se/characters/priest_rensei)

_psychological_

The Reaper appears to Rensei as a manifestation of death and judgment, tormenting his conscience.

### [Atsumori](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_2_se/characters/atsumori)

_psychological_

The Reaper shadows Atsumori, symbolizing his unresolved death and the pull toward the afterlife.

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