Poetry · Character
Quiet Dead
Personified deceased, waiting or resting.
minor
Also known as the Dead
First appearance: A Song of the Waiting Dead
Quiet Dead shows up with force in To the Same. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Addressed as 'Dead'—the silent, forgiving figure who stood aside in life and now is defended against worldly prate.
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In To the Same: Addressed as 'Dead'—the silent, forgiving figure who stood aside in life and now is defended against worldly prate. Later, in Quiet Dead!: The collective dead, addressed by the speaker, who respond with…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Allegorical and Named Characters
- Religious and Mythological Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where the speaker tu…
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See Quiet Dead in A Song of the Waiting Dead