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Madame Heiberg

A woman who appears in a story about a handkerchief.

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First appearance: the handkerchief

Madame Heiberg first appears in 0006 the handkerchief.

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Figures in Moral and Social Tales
  • Mythic and Grotesque Figures
  • Romantic and Social Entanglements

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Narrative arc

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Kandata’s final, selfish choice—saving only himself by grabbing the spider’s thread—reaches its emotional and…

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