The Works of Max Beerbohm · Character
Romeo Coates
An amateur actor and social climber whose theatrical pretensions made him the era's favorite butt of fashionable mockery.
supporting
Also known as Romeo, the rejected Romeo, Poor Romeo, the new Romeo
First appearance: Poor Romeo!
As a supporting figure in The Works of Max Beerbohm, Romeo Coates is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Coates is the book's study in aspiration and humiliation, a man who wanted the stage and got the laughter instead. He is mocked as the rejected Romeo, pitied as poor Romeo, and renamed the new Romeo whenever fashion…
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Relationship types
- Family
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Character groups
- Romance, Eccentricity, and Social Climbing
- Dandy Archetypes and Publishers
- Aesthetic Movement and Dandy Gallery
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- 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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