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Davus
Character from Terence, used in a prologue.
minor
First appearance: Prologus in Phormionem
Davus shows up with force in Prologus in Phormionem. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A character from the play, called to enter and listen to Geta's tale.
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- Other
Character groups
- Scriptural, Historical, and Allegorical Figures
- Protagonist
- Divine and Biblical Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the stanza’s shift from defensive rebuke (“O rail not”) to a pr…
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See Davus in Prologus in Phormionem