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Thucydides

A personification of conscience, used as a character in the narrative.

minor

Also known as Conscience, Conscience Thucydides

First appearance: now talking about cricket

Thucydides shows up with force in Work. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced as the historian whose work is a fearsome challenge for slackers facing exams.
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CHCharterisSMSmithFWFrederick Wack…GMG. Montgomery …MMMr. MellishTHThucydides

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  • Other

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  • Diverse Characters
  • Protagonist
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  • Storyteller and Masters
  • Masters and Students

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

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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