Short Fiction · Character
Marie Di Costa
Female character connected to the Di Costa family.
minor
Also known as Marie
First appearance: an artist s life
Marie Di Costa's tie to Brent Dalgreen is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Marie Di Costa first appears in 0000 an artist s life.
With Brent Dalgreen (romantic): Brent and Marie share a passionate but secret affair, complicated by her ties to Adao. With Brent Dalgreen (romantic): Brent and Marie share a passionate but secret affair, complicated by her ties to Adao. With Brent Dalgreen (romantic): Brent and Marie share a passionate but secret affair, complicated by her ties to Adao.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse named and unnamed characters
- Institutional and authority figures
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Brent Dalgreen
romantic · positive
Brent and Marie share a passionate but secret affair, complicated by her ties to Adao. How this plays out →
- Brent Dalgreen
romantic · positive
Brent and Marie share a passionate but secret affair, complicated by her ties to Adao. How this plays out →
- Brent Dalgreen
romantic · positive
Brent and Marie share a passionate but secret affair, complicated by her ties to Adao. How this plays out →
Relationship notes
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See Marie Di Costa in an artist s life