Short Fiction · Character
Messer Guielmo Lostendardo
A comic or grotesque character in an Italian setting.
minor
Also known as Lostendardo
First appearance: A Tale of the Passions
Messer Guielmo Lostendardo's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A Guelph leader to whom Despina appeals; his face shows 'savage triumph' as he listens, and he paces the hall without replying.
Messer Guielmo Lostendardo first appears in 0000 a tale of the passions.
With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): Messer Guielmo Lostendardo is a hostile figure toward the narrator, often acting as a direct adversary. With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): Messer Guielmo Lostendardo is a hostile figure toward the narrator, often acting as a direct adversary. With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): Messer Guielmo Lostendardo is a hostile figure toward the narrator, often acting as a direct adversary.
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- Historical Villainy
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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rivalry · negative
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rivalry · negative
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rivalry · negative
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