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Stoffler

Astrologer who predicted a global flood in 1524.

minor

Also known as the German astrologer Stoffler

First appearance: Comet

Stoffler's tie to Doctor Auriol is one of the pressures that moves The End of the World—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Referenced as a German astrologer who predicted the end of the world based on comets.
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With Doctor Auriol (rivalry): Doctor Auriol and Stoffler are intellectual or theological opponents, clashing over interpretations of prophecy and the end times. With Jesus Christ (psychological): Jesus Christ appears to…

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Character Web

7 connections

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DADoctor AuriolJCJesus ChristPOPaul of TarsusSASatanBUBuddhaSTStoffler

Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Psychological

Character groups

  • End-Times Prophets and Predictors
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it shifts from the external, physical question of *how* the world…

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Relationships

Relationship notes

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In the story

Stoffler appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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