Poetry · Character
Players
Ghostly figures seen in a mirror at midnight in a poem.
minor
Also known as players
First appearance: A Memory of the Players in a Mirror at Midnight
Players's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The 'players' are the objects of scorn, embodying false love and physical greed.
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With Narrator (social): The narrator observes or interacts with Players as performers or symbolic figures, indicating a detached or theatrical relationship. With Beloved (social): The Beloved shares a distant or…
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Relationship types
- Social
Character groups
- Figures of Loss and Mourning
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Narrator
social · ambivalent
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- Beloved
social · ambivalent
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