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The Works of Max Beerbohm · Character

Lord X.

Anonymous aristocratic dandy, used as a representative figure.

minor

First appearance: dandies and dandies

Lord X.'s tie to King George IV is one of the pressures that moves The Works of Max Beerbohm—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With King George IV (friendship): King George IV and Lord X. were close confidants and companions in the king's social circle. With Princess Caroline (friendship): Lord X. was a friend and ally to Princess Caroline,…

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KGKing George IVPCPrincess Carol…GLGladstoneTHThackerayMFMrs. FoxLXLord X.

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Aesthetic Movement and Dandy Gallery
  • Protagonist
  • Dandyism and Society Contrasts

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Narrative arc

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

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because the narrator’s long-held, idealized image of Walter Pater as a sublime sty…

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