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The Servile State · Character

The Crown

Symbolic entity representing monarchy in discussions of power.

minor

First appearance: III: How the Servile Institution Was for a Time Dissolved

The Crown's tie to Citizen A is one of the pressures that moves The Servile State—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Implied in the discussion of state regulation and municipal enterprise based on loans rather than confiscation.
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With Citizen A (psychological): Citizen A's relationship with The Crown reflects a power dynamic of submission or resistance to monarchical authority. In Preface to Second Edition: Implied in the discussion of state…

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See The Crown in III: How the Servile Institution Was for a Time Dissolved

Character Web

3 connections

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CACitizen ACBCitizen BDDTCThe Crown

Relationship types

  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Monarchical power symbols
  • Illustrative political figures

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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Relationships

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See The Crown in III: How the Servile Institution Was for a Time Dissolved

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The Crown appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See The Crown in III: How the Servile Institution Was for a Time Dissolved