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The Eclogues · Character

Apollo

The god of music and prophecy, appearing as an inspiration to poets.

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First appearance: pastoral i tityrus and meliboeus

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In Pastoral VI: Silenus: Mentioned as checking the poet's pride and bidding him feed his flocks; also as the Delphian god who taught songs. Later, in Pastoral X: Gallus: Appears to Gallus, chiding him for his excessive…

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  • Diverse pastoral figures and patrons
  • Protagonist
  • Pastoral singers and gods

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the dramatic climax because it presents Gallus at his absolute emotional nadir, abandoned by Lycoris a…

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