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The Lusiads · Character

Fortune

Personification of luck and fate, often addressed as a force influencing the voyage.

minor

Also known as smile of constant Fortune, tricksy Fortune

First appearance: canto i

Fortune shows up with force in Epigraph. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced in Shakespeare's quote as a giver of prizes.
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In Epigraph: Referenced in Shakespeare's quote as a giver of prizes. Later, in To My Master Camões: Fortune is described as fickle, having made Camões a lifelong sport of her will, subjecting him to all human and…

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See Fortune in canto i

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22 connections

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AEAeolusPHPhilipFVFernam VellosoEDEstevam da GamaBABacchusFOFortune

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Mythical, historical, and allegorical figures
  • Divine and mortal influencers

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

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

The emotional/psychological peak occurs as Vasco da Gama and his crew, after enduring the "snares and perils"…

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See Fortune in canto i