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Troilus and Cressida · Character

Margarelon

Bastard son of Priam; fights in the Trojan War.

minor

Also known as Margarelon The devil

First appearance: Scene VII

Margarelon shows up with force in Scene VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Challenges Thersites, who refuses.
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Character Web

10 connections

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PAPandarusDIDiomedesAGAgamemnonANAntenorSEServantMAMargarelon

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Greek camp and Trojan family
  • Trojan political and romantic figures
  • Diplomatic and command figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

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

This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Troilus’s rage and…

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See Margarelon in Scene VII