Plays · Character
Wife
A wife character, likely in a domestic scene within one of the plays.
minor
First appearance: act i
Wife's tie to Shite Cho is one of the pressures that moves Plays—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Shite Cho (family): Shite Cho and the Wife share a marital bond, though their interactions are strained by external pressures. With Servant (professional): The Servant serves the Wife, often caught between her…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Noh Play Core Cast
- Diverse Legendary and Secondary Figures
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional/psychological peak occurs when the priest, Kumagai, confronts the reapers’ flute music, which he…
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- Shite Cho
family · ambivalent
Shite Cho and the Wife share a marital bond, though their interactions are strained by… How this plays out →
- Servant
professional · ambivalent
Relationship notes
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See Wife in act i