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Pantaloon

An elderly actor in Binet's troupe, often playing the foolish father.

minor

Also known as M. Pantaloon, Poor old Pantaloon

First appearance: II: The Service of Thespis

Pantaloon shows up with force in I: The Trespassers. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A member of the traveling troupe, grateful to André-Louis for bribing the sergeant and allowing them to depart in peace.
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In I: The Trespassers: A member of the traveling troupe, grateful to André-Louis for bribing the sergeant and allowing them to depart in peace. Later, in II: The Service of Thespis: The stage name of M. Binet, who…

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AMAndré-Louis Mo…MBM. BinetCLClimènePOPolichinelleRHRhodomontPAPantaloon

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  • Other

Character groups

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

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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 Pantaloon in II: The Service of Thespis