Poetry · Character
Fortune
The personified goddess of luck, blamed for misfortunes.
minor
Also known as frowning Fortune, fickle Fortune
First appearance: the rape of lucrece
Fortune shows up with force in The Passionate Pilgrim. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Addressed as 'frowning Fortune' in a lament about inconstancy.
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In The Passionate Pilgrim: Addressed as 'frowning Fortune' in a lament about inconstancy. Later, in Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music: Invoked as 'frowning Fortune, cursed, fickle dame' and later as 'fickle Fortune' who…
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- Other
Character groups
- Mythological and Personified Figures
- Trojan War Figures
- Roman Political Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Fortune in the rape of lucrece