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Maximilian

A minor male character with a European name.

minor

First appearance: short fiction

Maximilian shows up with force in The Sweet-Scented Name. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The prince who loves the princess and searches the world for a sweet-smelling name.
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4 connections

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PTPrincess Tamar…MPMashenka Pestr…PAPeter Antònovi…SISinMAMaximilian

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Noble and romantic leads
  • Protagonist
  • Recurring domestic characters

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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because the old man undergoes a profound psychological reversal, abandonin…

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