Ulysses · Character
Punch Costello
A drunken medical student at the maternity hospital.
minor
Also known as Punch Costello, Costello, Punch, Dr Punch Costello The fetor judaicus, honest Frank Costello, Francis
First appearance: xiii
Punch Costello shows up with force in Oxen of the Sun. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Attempts to sing a bawdy song and is rebuked by nurse Quigley.
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- Dublin social network
- Brothel fantasy figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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