Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Lucas
A fastidious, aging Englishman touring Greece who slips away from his party to chase a private dream of Hellenism before old age closes in.
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Also known as the fastidious Mr. Lucas
First appearance: The Road from Colonus
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The protagonist, an elderly man who experiences a moment of transcendence at the plane tree spring, longing to stay in Colonus.
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Tired of being managed by his daughter Ethel and lectured by Mrs. Forman, he rides ahead to a plane-tree khan and savors the small freedom of arriving first. Forty years of longing for Greece have left him stiff,…
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Michael's grie…
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