The Eight Strokes of the Clock · Character
Pancaldi
A couple involved in a theatrical performance.
minor
Also known as Madame Pancaldi, M. Pancaldi
First appearance: vi the lady with the hatchet
Pancaldi's tie to Hortense Daniel is one of the pressures that moves The Eight Strokes of the Clock—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the dealer who unknowingly revealed the clue linking the clasp to the Mercury statuette.
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With Hortense Daniel (psychological): Hortense is both fascinated and manipulated by Pancaldi, creating a tense psychological dynamic. With Hortense Daniel (psychological): Hortense is both fascinated and manipulated by…
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Murder and theater suspects
- Protagonist
- De Gorne household staff
- Wrongful accusation group
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- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Hortense and Prince Rénine reveal the stakes…
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- Hortense Daniel
psychological · ambivalent
Hortense is both fascinated and manipulated by Pancaldi, creating a tense psychological… How this plays out →
- Hortense Daniel
psychological · ambivalent
Hortense is both fascinated and manipulated by Pancaldi, creating a tense psychological… How this plays out →
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See Pancaldi in vi the lady with the hatchet