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{{a| | {{a|otto|{{image|Schweizer Heulsuse|png|Herculio with the Swiss Queen {{vsr|1641}}}}}}[[Herculio]] is a main protagonist in {{buchstein}}’s unfinished tragedy {{dsh}} — the titular “heulsuse” (cry-baby). Herculio is personal adviser and, it is implied, consort, to the Queen of Switzerland, though as the play unfolds he becomes disillusioned with the milquetoasts in government, it slowly dawns on him that he is one, and by the end of the play he has rejected all values and embraced a philosophy of [[annihilism]]. | ||
His sardonic exchanges with bumbling attorney [[Triago]] — relating to [[Triago]]’s disastrous handling of conference | His sardonic exchanges with bumbling attorney [[Triago]] — relating to [[Triago]]’s disastrous handling of [[all-hands conference call|Privy Chamber conference]]s, and his frequent [[special pleading]]s and excuses as to why things must be different in all other circumstances but this one are some of the most quoted scenes in the play. | ||
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*[[Annihilism]] | |||
*[[Otto Büchstein]] | *[[Otto Büchstein]] | ||
*{{Dsh}} | *{{Dsh}} | ||
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