Titus Groan

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The series received wide critical acclaim, with particular praise for its visual design, music, cinematography and the cast's performances. Variety offered an especially glowing review, describing it as an "unforgettable production" and a fascinating drama that defied logic. And specifically, the review noted that it featured "marvelous performances all around", although it singled out Celia Imrie's portrayal of Lady Gertrude for especial praise. [1] Accolades [ edit ] Early on in The Series, Steerpike flirts with him, presumably to gain an advantage in the arm of his schemes that he needs Prunesquallor for; Prunesquallor responds by calling him a clever little monster, but ends up complying with Steerpike anyway; the implication is more that the flirting wasn't an attempt at seduction as much as a threat that Steerpike could out him.

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On the same day as Titus' birth, an ambitious kitchen boy of seventeen by the name of Steerpike escapes from the kitchens and the obese, sadistic chef, Abiatha Swelter. [3] Lord Sepulchrave's chief servant, Mr. Flay (Swelter's archenemy), comes upon Steerpike who has become lost in the confines of the castle, and takes him through the castle (large parts of which are uninhabited) to a room outside the quarters of the Earl and the Countess. Here, Steerpike takes the opportunity to spy on the Groan family. Springers, Spurter and Wrattle: Kitchen boys. Three of Swelter's helpers in the preparation of the Ceremonial Breakfast for Titus. Villain Protagonist: The devious Steerpike serves as the primary viewpoint character in the first two books, despite not being the title character.

Thirteen-year-old Cameron Powrie plays the younger Titus Groan. "He's 12. He doesn't like the ritual of the castle and is fed up with what he has to do as Earl, so he runs away," explains Powrie. "He's down to earth; he wants to be like a normal child and rebels." Lady Fuchsia Groan: Titus's older sister. Fanciful, impatient, immature, and self-absorbed, she can also be impulsively warm and caring. She at first resents Titus but develops a deep bond with him. Of all Titus's family, she is the one he loves most. Fuchsia also experiences a brief bond with her father, Lord Sepulchrave, during his mental breakdown after the library fire. Broken by years of loss, disappointment, and disillusionment, she is killed as she accidentally slips from the windowsill where she was standing contemplating suicide. As she falls, she strikes her head on the stonework, and drowns unconscious in the floodwaters surrounding the Castle. The Gormenghast trilogy is about Titus Groan and his ascent toward manhood," wrote Robert Ostermann in the National Observer. "But to speak of these novels as being 'about' anything is as inadequate as saying The Odyssey is about a man trying to get home to his wife. Such fiction is first and foremost about itself.... These novels are not an echo or an imitation of life. Their life is their own -- a bizarre, often awe-full life. And it imposes itself with obsessive force on the reader." Red Eyes, Take Warning: Steerpike's eyes are red in colour, contributing to his ambiguous moral status. Craggmire: The Acrobat. The Acrobat takes no part in the plot. His only mention is when he is spied upon by Steerpike (for no apparent reason) through the elaborate system of mirrors and spy holes which Steerpike has installed in a disused chimney.ignored. Then Jon changed the name into Groan (derived from a Fourties fantasy book ) and the band succeeded to get

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The Poet: Known only by his professional name, the Poet holds a relatively important function of ritual in the castle. He is described as having a wedge-shaped head and a voice "as strange and deep as a lugubrious ocean". After Barquentine's death and Steerpike's unmasking as a traitor, he is hastily appointed as the new Master of Ritual. Pellet: Servant in the Prunesquallors' household. He is replaced by Steerpike at the instigation of Irma Prunesquallor. Bright Carvings". This epic song is a real musical tour de force, featuring flamboyant flutes, heavy guitar riffing, booming At the beginning of the novel, two agents of change are introduced into the stagnant society of Gormenghast. Earn Your Happy Ending: Lots of people die, and Gormenghast is devastated by floods — but in the end, Titus kills Steerpike and escapes the castle. It's a dark and twisted happiness, mind you.

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