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** To Montressor. Montressor and Prospero are [[TheHeavy the most active and ruthless of Annabel's team]]. The difference between them is that Montressor is a sadistic CardCarryingVillain, while Prospero is merely a pragmatic PunchClockVillain who takes no joy from hurting others.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:When Annabel's faction traps him behind a wall to suffocate, Duke prefers to spend the little time he has disembodied in Dreamland picnicking with Lenore, rather than answer her questions so she can rescue him.]]
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* ShooOutTheClowns: Duke mysteriously disappears before the first day of class, with the hint that Montressor may have done... [[UncertainDoom something]] to him.
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* TheDandy: Duke cares a lot about looking good, judging by his coiffed hair and eye makeup. Even his bedclothes include a luxurious silk robe.
* {{Foil}}: Duke is the opposite of Prospero. Prospero is refined, polite but cold, and considered a star student, while Duke is flamboyant, teasing but friendly, and doesn't give a damn about schoolwork.
* {{Foil}}: Duke is the opposite of Prospero. Prospero is refined, polite but cold, and considered a star student, while Duke is flamboyant, teasing but friendly, and doesn't give a damn about schoolwork.
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* PaperThinDisguise: [[spoiler:To disguise herself as a man, Lenore simply cuts her hair and changes her clothes. Annabel recognizes her immediately. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since Lenore is primarily trying to trick Ira, who hasn't met her before.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Prospero's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards Ada is harsh, but his criticisms of her personality are accurate.
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* InLoveWithLove: Ada is quick to fall for any guy who can fulfill her romantic fantasies in some way. This includes an elegant, "princely" man like Prospero, or a man who comes to her aid with sweet words like [[spoiler:Montressor.]]
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* TemptingFate: After orientation, Ada mockingly suggests that Lenore's Spectre is a hideous crone. [[spoiler:Ada's Spectre is a "hag"-type Banshee.]]
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* ScaryStitches: [[spoiler:The arms and legs of her Banshee form are stitched up like [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Sally Finklestein]]. She can detach the stitching to extend her reach.]]
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: [[spoiler:Her Spectre is covered in bones. Rib cages on her skirt, an animal skull on her hat, and she has a SkullForAHead.]]
* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:Her Spectre is best summed up as "fury of scorned woman personified". She even discovers it when Prospero tells her how much he's not interested in her.]]
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* SweetPollyOliver: [[spoiler:After faking her death, Lenore uses a male alias to court Annabel.]]
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** To Annabel Lee. Both are highly intelligent students who manifested early. For all of Prospero's intellect, though, Prospero is content to play by the rules of Nevermore Academy while Annabel has more ambitious plans.
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** To Annabel Lee. Both are highly intelligent students who manifested early. For all of Prospero's intellect, though, Prospero is content to play by the rules of Nevermore Academy while Annabel has more ambitious plans.
** To Montressor. Montressor and Prospero are [[TheHeavy the most active and ruthless of Annabel's team]]. The difference between them is that Montressor is a sadistic CardCarryingVillain, while Prospero is merely a pragmatic PunchClockVillain who takes no joy from hurting others.
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* ControlFreak: Annabel feels most secure when she's playing puppet-master. She even tries to manipulate Lenore into acting the way she wants, despite the other girl's independence being the trait she admires the most.
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