Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar · Character
Mohammed Beyd
An Arab lieutenant whose terror of the ape-man's victory cry wars with his deeper dread of Achmet Zek's displeasure.
supporting
First appearance: vi the arab raid
As a supporting figure in Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, Mohammed Beyd is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Arab leader left in charge of the camp; suspects Achmet Zek's death and plots to kill Werper and take Jane and the jewels.
Mohammed Beyd rides in Achmet Zek's raider band, a subordinate whose fear of his master outweighs even his horror of the jungle sounds that make his cowardly soul tremble. When Tarzan's bull-ape scream echoes through the trees, Beyd wants nothing more than to turn back, yet he presses on because Achmet Zek frightens him more than any unseen danger. His divided terror marks him as one of the novel's small, calculating men caught between predators far greater than himself.
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Character Web
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- Professional
- Rivalry
- Other
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- Human antagonists and allies
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
La’s unprecedented departure from Opar and her pursuit of Tarzan with fifty priests marks the emotional and ps…
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- Albert Werper
professional · negative
Mohammed Beyd is a fellow bandit and subordinate of Achmet Zek, working alongside Werper… How this plays out →
- Jane Clayton
rivalry · negative
- Albert Werper
professional · negative
Mohammed Beyd is a fellow bandit and subordinate of Achmet Zek, working alongside Werper… How this plays out →
- Albert Werper
professional · negative
Mohammed Beyd is a fellow bandit and subordinate of Achmet Zek, working alongside Werper… How this plays out →
- Jane Clayton
rivalry · negative
- Jane Clayton
rivalry · negative
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See Mohammed Beyd in vi the arab raid