One of the prisoners in Felix’s acting troupe, eventually selected to play Ferdinand. A handsome and charming young man, WonderBoy has been incarcerated after selling fake life insurance to credulous senior citizens. While Felix admires his ability to project false illusions, he doesn’t trust him. WonderBoy briefly falls in love with Anne-Marie while filming their scenes together, but eventually accepts her relationship with Frederick O’Nally.
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WonderBoy Character Timeline in Hag-Seed
The timeline below shows where the character WonderBoy appears in Hag-Seed. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 13. Felix Addresses the Players
Felix can already see the perfect actors for some roles: WonderBoy, a former con artist, would be a perfect Ferdinand, while the hacker, 8Handz, will make...
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Chapter 21. Prospero’s Goblins
After settling this part of the play, WonderBoy asks why Prospero inflicts such elaborate imprisonments on his enemies as well, instead of just...
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Chapter 22. The Persons of the Play
Ferdinand will be played by WonderBoy, who looks younger than he is. He’s been convicted for selling fake life insurance to...
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...example, he’s placed 8Handz, the talented hacker, in charge of tech and special effects and WonderBoy, who’s good at selling things, in charge of publicity skills. The chief goblins will be...
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Chapter 23. Admired Miranda
...Felix promises the other men would stop him. Since she’ll be working most closely with WonderBoy, he gives her some background on his insurance schemes and warns her not to be...
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Chapter 25. Evil Bro Antonio
...It’s hard to create the music score when the prisoners can’t use the internet. Meanwhile, WonderBoy has indeed tried to seduce Anne-Marie; after she rebuffs him, he performs his scenes sulkily.
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Chapter 28. Hag-Seed
WonderBoy and Anne-Marie have developed a better working relationship, although he continues to follow her around...
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Chapter 30. Some Vanity of Mine Art
...his head warm, and which he now wears to class. When he questioned her about WonderBoy recently, she admitted that he wants to write her letters after the play is over....
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...turns out perfectly. Anne-Marie makes a white costume for herself and projects “rapt enchantment,” while WonderBoy is “the embodiment of yearning desire.” Felix hopes that the actor won’t be too distraught...
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Chapter 40. Last Assignment
...too, but she told him it was just “for the guys.” She tells Felix that WonderBoy has finally stopped pursuing her and accepted that their relationship only existed within the parameters...
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