# Players — Poetry character guide

> Players in Poetry by James Joyce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** players

**First appearance:** 0049-a-memory-of-the-players-in-a-mirror-at-midnight

## Who they are

Ghostly figures seen in a mirror at midnight in a poem.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_11_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

The narrator observes or interacts with Players as performers or symbolic figures, indicating a detached or theatrical relationship.

### [Beloved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_11_se/characters/beloved)

_social_

The Beloved shares a distant or symbolic connection with Players, likely as part of a performance or allegorical scene.

## In the story

### [A Memory of the Players in a Mirror at Midnight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_11_se/chapters/a-memory-of-the-players-in-a-mirror-at-midnight)

The 'players' are the objects of scorn, embodying false love and physical greed.

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