The Blazing World · Character
The Serpent
Symbolic serpent in the Blazing World, representing temptation or wisdom.
minor
First appearance: the description of a new world called the blazing world
The Serpent's tie to The Devil is one of the pressures that moves The Blazing World—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With The Devil (friendship): The Devil and the Serpent are allied figures of temptation and deception, working together to undermine…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Mystical and Moral Antagonists
- Protagonist
- Historical and Symbolic Authorities
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- The Devil
friendship · negative
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See The Serpent in the description of a new world called the blazing world