The Red Badge of Courage

Explain the line "his companions seemed ever to play the intolerable parts".

chapters 10-12

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This line infers that Henry's companions always seem to be the ones dying as a result of their wounds. The "part" alludes to a character in the play..... intolerable would allude to death.

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The Red Badge of Courage