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Columbine

A clever maidservant character in the commedia dell'arte troupe.

minor

Also known as the returning Columbine

First appearance: iii the comic muse

Columbine shows up with force in VII: The Conquest of Nantes. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Performs as the saucy waiting-maid in the opening scene, skillfully extorting bribes from Polichinelle.
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In VII: The Conquest of Nantes: Performs as the saucy waiting-maid in the opening scene, skillfully extorting bribes from…

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MDMarquis de La …MBM. BinetAMAndré-Louis Mo…CLClimènePOPolichinelleCOColumbine

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Commedia dell'Arte Troupe
  • Nobles and Revolutionaries
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

André-Louis reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, confessing he “know[s] nothing, understand[s]…

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See Columbine in iii the comic muse