Scaramouche · Character
Harlequin
A comic servant character in the commedia dell'arte troupe.
minor
First appearance: iii the comic muse
Harlequin shows up with force in Exit Monsieur Parvissimus. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mocks Scaramouche after his fall and offers a hand to help him up.
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In Exit Monsieur Parvissimus: Mocks Scaramouche after his fall and offers a hand to help him up. Later, in VIII: The Dream: Speculates that André-Louis is a prince in disguise; spreads the tale of the carriage…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Commedia dell'Arte Troupe
- Nobles and Revolutionaries
- Historical and Minor Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
André-Louis reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, confessing he “know[s] nothing, understand[s]…
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See Harlequin in iii the comic muse