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Merlin

The wizard who is trapped by the fay Vivian.

minor

First appearance: i

Merlin's tie to Vivian is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Vivian (romantic): Merlin is enchanted and ultimately imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake (Vivian), a relationship of love and…

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Character Web

4 connections

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VIVivianTETemenusTRTristramISIseultMEMerlin

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Tristram and Iseult
  • Persian epic heroes

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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