The Cream of the Jest · Character
Count Emmerick
A nobleman in the fictional world of Poictesme.
minor
Also known as yonder Count Emmerick, Emmerick
First appearance: III: Wherein a Clerk Appraises a Fair Country
Count Emmerick's tie to La Beale Ettarre is one of the pressures that moves The Cream of the Jest—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Referenced as the fourth Count Emmerick reigning in Poictesme in the world's youth, part of the dream-stuff opening.
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With La Beale Ettarre (friendship): Count Emmerick is a noble ally to La Beale Ettarre in the dream narrative. In I: Palliation of the Gambit: Referenced as the fourth Count Emmerick reigning in Poictesme in the…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Poictesme chivalric figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- La Beale Ettarre
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Count Emmerick is a noble ally to La Beale Ettarre in the dream narrative. How this plays out →
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Count Emmerick appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- I: Palliation of the Gambit
- II: Introduces the Ageless Woman
- III: Wherein a Clerk Appraises a Fair Country
- Of the Double-Dealer’s Traffic with a Knave
- XIX: Local Laws of Nephelococcygia
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