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Checca

A local woman, possibly a servant or villager, who interacts with the main cast.

minor

Also known as This Checca

First appearance: suspense

Checca's tie to Signor Cantelucci is one of the pressures that moves Suspense—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Signor Cantelucci (family): Checca is Signor Cantelucci's daughter, a dutiful and affectionate child who cares for her aging father. With Signor Cantelucci (family): Checca is Signor Cantelucci's daughter, a…

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Character Web

14 connections

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SCSignor Cantelu…CLCosmo LathamTDThe DoctorBABarboneMLMonsieur le Ma…CHChecca

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Peripheral Social & Historical
  • Central Intrigue Network
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

Madame de Montevesso’s confession that she could not share the royalists’ hatred of the Empire, despite living…

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