# The Tsure — Plays character guide

> The Tsure in Plays by Zeami Motokiyo.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tsure, Tsure Aie

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

## Snapshot

The companion who accompanies the shite, often a fellow spirit or attendant whose shared voice deepens the protagonist's lament.

## Who they are

The Tsure moves alongside the shite as a second presence, whether as the Dame of Takasago beside the Ancient or as an attendant whose lines echo and extend the main figure's song. Their bond is one of shared memory and shared fate, a companionship that makes the shite's isolation less absolute. They matter because their interplay turns a solo lament into a dialogue, giving the play its texture of voices woven together.

## In the story

### [Act II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plays_2_se/chapters/act-ii)

Implied as part of the chorus or attendants, though not explicitly named, but the scene involves the god and the chorus.

## Links

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