Scaramouche · Character
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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- 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.
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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