# Mr. Symons — Suspiria de Profundis character guide

> Mr. Symons in Suspiria de Profundis by Thomas De Quincey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Symons, himself

**First appearance:** 0004-the-english-mail-coach

## Who they are

An acquaintance of the narrator in the mail-coach episode.

## In the story

### [The Dark Interpreter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/suspiria_de_profundis_se/chapters/the-dark-interpreter)

Symons is a murderer who, during his rampage, perceived a dark figure at his side—an example of the self-projection of the human spirit under extreme emotion.

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