Ulysses · Character
Blazes Boylan
A brash, straw-hatted music promoter with an eye for other men's wives, Boylan strides through Dublin as the day's most confident and least reflective man.
supporting
Also known as Boylan, Blazes, Hugh E. (Blazes) Boylan, Hugh Boylan, Hugh, Mr Boylan, Boylan Seated
First appearance: ii
As a supporting figure in Ulysses, Blazes Boylan is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Boylan is seen walking past the Ormond Hotel, on his way to meet Molly.
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Boylan manages Molly's coming Belfast tour and, more intimately, her afternoons, moving through the city with the swagger of a man who always gets what he wants. He is loud, well-dressed, and utterly without…
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- Rivalry
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Character groups
- Dublin social network
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Leopold Bloom
rivalry · negative
Blazes Boylan is Molly's lover, and Bloom is painfully aware of their affair, feeling… How this plays out →
- Leopold Bloom
rivalry · negative
Blazes Boylan is Molly's lover, and Bloom is painfully aware of their affair, feeling… How this plays out →
- Leopold Bloom
rivalry · negative
Blazes Boylan is Molly's lover, and Bloom is painfully aware of their affair, feeling… How this plays out →
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