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the stranger

An unidentified person, possibly a plot device or a mysterious figure.

minor

First appearance: i in the city by the sea

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DADanieliSZSignor ZincoCMColonel MarchantMTMr. TivettMHMaud HartleyTSthe stranger

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Venetian local characters
  • Minor and background figures
  • Central social families

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

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