Short Fiction · Character
Flora Mancini
A beautiful Italian countess who tells a tale of a village girl's fatal passion, her sweet phrases and lovely face drawing listeners into sorrow on a moonlit lake.
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Also known as Flora, Mancini, Florence
First appearance: a tale of the passions
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Daughter of Ugo, devoted sister to Lorenzo; rejects Fabian's love due to family duty and a promise.
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She resists at first, unwilling to depress a party of pleasure with a tale of sorrow, but yields to entreaty and becomes the voice through which Anina's tragedy unfolds. Her Italian phraseology rings in the listener's…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Love and Intrigue
- Historical Villainy
- Diverse Ensemble
- Political Ambition
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Flora Mancini has a deeply romantic and possibly tragic connection with the narrator,… How this plays out →
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Flora Mancini has a deeply romantic and possibly tragic connection with the narrator,… How this plays out →
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romantic · positive
Flora Mancini has a deeply romantic and possibly tragic connection with the narrator,… How this plays out →
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