Short Fiction · Character
Charlotte Corday
A historical figure referenced but not a character.
minor
Also known as Charlotte
First appearance: coward
Charlotte Corday's tie to Bezsonow is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The historical figure the narrator is obsessed with painting.
Charlotte Corday first appears in 0003 coward.
With Bezsonow (psychological): Bezsonow is morbidly fascinated by Charlotte Corday, viewing her as a symbol of his own dark fantasies. With Bezsonow (psychological): Bezsonow is morbidly fascinated by Charlotte Corday, viewing her as a symbol of his own dark fantasies.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Plot drivers and minor cast
- Protagonist
- Minor female and duplicate characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the narrative climax because it marks the psychological breaking point of Bezsonow, where his…
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- Bezsonow
psychological · negative
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- Bezsonow
psychological · negative
Bezsonow is morbidly fascinated by Charlotte Corday, viewing her as a symbol of his own… How this plays out →
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See Charlotte Corday in coward