# Sharon — Poetry character guide

> Sharon in Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** a Rogue I Sharon

**First appearance:** 0000-poetry

## Who they are

A rogue the poems name outright, the kind of character Bierce's speaker treats as proof that virtue is mostly a matter of good press.

## In the story

### [Three Kinds of a Rogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/three-kinds-of-a-rogue)

The central figure of the poem, depicted as a corrupt senator, a decrepit hedonist, and a tormented wretch.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/i)

Portrayed as a corrupt, somnolent senator whose snoring controls the Senate.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/ii)

Depicted as an aging figure who tries to circumvent nature's laws, purchases fleeting happiness, and gambles with Death.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/iii)

The central figure of the chapter, depicted in his last mad act, suffering under a woman's rod and bellowing in torment.

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