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{{a|heroes|}}Herculio is a main character in {{buchstein}}’s unfinished tragedy {{dsh}}. Herculio is personal adviser and, it is implied, consort, to the Queen of Switzerland.  
{{a|heroes|}}Herculio is a main character in {{buchstein}}’s unfinished tragedy {{dsh}}. Herculio is personal adviser and, it is implied, consort, to the Queen of Switzerland.  


His sardonic exchanges with bumbling attorney [[Triago]] — relating to [[Triago]]’s disastrous handling of conference calls And his frequent [[special pleading]] are some of the most quoted scenes in the play.
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 are some of the most quoted scenes in the play.


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*[[Otto Büchstein]]
*[[Otto Büchstein]]
*{{Dsh}}
*{{Dsh}}

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Herculio is a main character in Büchstein’s unfinished tragedy Die Schweizer Heulsuse. Herculio is personal adviser and, it is implied, consort, to the Queen of Switzerland.

His sardonic exchanges with bumbling attorney Triago — relating to Triago’s disastrous handling of Privy Chamber conferences, and his frequent special pleadings are some of the most quoted scenes in the play.

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