The Sword of Damocles · Character
Robert Holt
A younger Holt, possibly a relative of Roger Holt, with a minor role.
minor
Also known as young Robert Holt, Mr. Robert Holt, Robert
First appearance: book i two men
Robert Holt shows up with force in XXV: Jacqueline. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The young man from Boston who becomes engaged to Jacqueline; his arrival is anticipated with intense longing.
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In XXV: Jacqueline: The young man from Boston who becomes engaged to Jacqueline; his arrival is anticipated with intense longing. Later, in XXVI: A Man’s Justice and a Woman’s Mercy: Jacqueline's acknowledged lover,…
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- Other
Character groups
- Extended family and background
- Central social circle
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it crystallizes the psychological rupture between Jacqueline’s public perf…
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See Robert Holt in book i two men