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Plot Summary of The Jester
"A meager innkeeper seeks out the ruthless killer of his wife and child against a noble who is searching for a holy relic that the innkeeper posseses. Through a disguise as a jester, the inkeeper infiltrates the kingdom to try and avenge his loss."
Fred Zinkevich, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Jester
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - middle ages
Armed Forces: - Mercenaries
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - vigilante getting revenge
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race - French
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts
Unusual forms of death - hanging - drowned - impaled - decapitated - perforation--swords/knives - blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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