# Christ — Poetry character guide

> Christ in Poetry by Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-prayer

## Who they are

Invoked as a divine figure in prayers for deliverance.

## In the story

### [The Grave of the Slave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/the-grave-of-the-slave)

Death is portrayed as heaven-sent, suggesting divine agency in the slave's liberation.

### [Prayer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/prayer)

Prayer makes the soul allied to Christ, and the divine Spirit is invoked as the source of comfort.

### [An Appeal to Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/an-appeal-to-woman)

Invoked as the moral authority behind the Christian duty to act justly.

### [A Prayer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/a-prayer)

Referenced as the blessed Saviour who spoke for the slave and came to save.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/characters/christ
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/characters