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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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MBM. BinetCLClimènePAPantaloonGUGuichenAMAndré-Louis Mo…HAHarlequin

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  • 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.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • 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
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