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Monte Mortimer

A great but fading music-hall star whose cocktails and casual power can put a name on every hoarding — if he can be bothered to look at you.

supporting

Also known as Monte, Mr. Monte Mortimer, Mr. Mortimer, Mortimer

First appearance: i in which they all become good companions

As a supporting figure in The Good Companions, Monte Mortimer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Powerful theatrical figure who takes an interest in Inigo's songs and is urged to consider Susie Dean.
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Mortimer holds court in a crowded bar, buying drinks, promising Tuesdays, and treating Inigo's songs as a lucky break for the young man rather than a favour to himself. Inigo, fortified by two enormous cocktails,…

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See Monte Mortimer in i in which they all become good companions

Character Web

26 connections

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ETEric TipsteadELElsie LongstaffIJInigo JollifantSDSusie DeanMPMr. PitsnerMMMonte Mortimer

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Good Companions troupe
  • Minor characters and subplots

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Monte Mortimer in i in which they all become good companions