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Fate

A personification of fate, appearing as a narrative device.

minor

First appearance: i the episode called the wedding jest

Fate shows up with force in The Epistle Dedicatory. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Implied as the force behind love's consequences, shaping history through trivial affairs.
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See Fate in i the episode called the wedding jest

Character Web

17 connections

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FDFrançois de Mo…CHChristCDCatherine de V…TEThe EnglishmanKEKing EdwardFAFate

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Broad Ensemble and References
  • Rogues and Poets
  • Intrigue and Mystery Core

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Narrative arc

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The climax occurs in the revelation of the Arnaye family’s hidden history—Noël’s illegitimate children and Ray…

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See Fate in i the episode called the wedding jest
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