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The Innocence of Father Brown · Character
Captain Keith
A naval officer involved in a mysterious death.
minor
First appearance: the sign of the broken sword
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Political and naval intrigue
- Military and aristocratic scandal
- Italian family crime
- Protagonist
- Diverse murder and theft suspects
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this passage, the dramatic climax occurs because Father Brown first sees the golden Eye of Apollo, the symb…
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