# Egypt — Poetry character guide

> Egypt in Poetry by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0025-moses

## Who they are

The land of Egypt, often personified as a character.

## Relationships

### [Moses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/characters/moses)

_psychological_

Egypt represents both Moses's birthplace and a oppressive force he must reject and flee.

### [Moses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/characters/moses)

_psychological_

Egypt represents both Moses's birthplace and a oppressive force he must reject and flee.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/vi)

The nation mourns its firstborn; its army is drowned in the sea as God's judgment falls.

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