# Béatrix de Rochefide — Béatrix character guide

> Béatrix de Rochefide in Béatrix by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mademoiselle Béatrix Maximilienne, Marquise de Rochefide, Rochefide

**First appearance:** 0001-b-atrix

## Who they are

Beautiful and ambitious marquise, object of Calyste's infatuation.

## Relationships

### [Calyste du Guénic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/calyste_du_guenic)

_romantic_

Calyste is hopelessly infatuated with Béatrix, who manipulates his affections while remaining emotionally unavailable.

### [Madame Schontz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/madame_schontz)

_rivalry_

Béatrix and Madame Schontz are social rivals, competing for influence and the attention of men in their circle.

### [Gennaro Conti](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/gennaro_conti)

_romantic_

Béatrix has a passionate but tumultuous romantic affair with the musician Gennaro Conti.

### [Claude Vignon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/claude_vignon)

_psychological_

Claude Vignon is a sharp intellectual critic of Béatrix, and she both fears and respects his manipulative insight.

### [Thisbe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/thisbe)

_social_

Béatrix tolerates Thisbe as Calyste's pet, but the dog is a minor presence in her life.

### [Sabine du Guénic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/sabine_du_guenic)

_rivalry_

Béatrix and Sabine are bitter rivals, as Sabine is Calyste's wife and Béatrix is his obsession.

### [Maxime de Trailles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/maxime_de_trailles)

_social_

Béatrix and Maxime de Trailles move in the same fashionable, decadent social circles.

### [La Palférine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/la_palferine)

_social_

La Palférine is a dandy and acquaintance of Béatrix, part of her aristocratic social set.

### [Calyste du Guénic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/calyste_du_guenic)

_romantic_

Calyste is hopelessly infatuated with Béatrix, who manipulates his affections while remaining emotionally unavailable.

### [Calyste du Guénic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/calyste_du_guenic)

_romantic_

Calyste is hopelessly infatuated with Béatrix, who manipulates his affections while remaining emotionally unavailable.

### [Madame Schontz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/madame_schontz)

_rivalry_

Béatrix and Madame Schontz are social rivals, competing for influence and the attention of men in their circle.

### [Maxime de Trailles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/characters/maxime_de_trailles)

_social_

Béatrix and Maxime de Trailles move in the same fashionable, decadent social circles.

## In the story

### [Béatrix](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/chapters/b-atrix)

Introduced as the central figure of the chapter, her allure and mystery draw the attention of other characters.

### [Part I: Dramatis Personae](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/chapters/part-i-dramatis-personae)

The beautiful and sophisticated married woman who is the object of Calyste's obsession.

### [Part II: The Drama](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/chapters/part-ii-the-drama)

Torn between her past with Conti and her growing feelings for Calyste, she plays a coquettish and manipulative role.

### [Part III: Retrospective Adultery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/b_atrix_se/chapters/part-iii-retrospective-adultery)

Now living in a modest house in Paris, abandoned by Conti; uses artifice and dress to maintain her allure, especially when she meets Calyste again.

## Links

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