Béatrix · Character
La Palférine
Eccentric and impoverished nobleman, a friend of Maxime.
minor
Also known as Monsieur le Comte de la Palférine
First appearance: part ii the drama
La Palférine's tie to Béatrix de Rochefide is one of the pressures that moves Béatrix—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Béatrix de Rochefide (social): La Palférine is a dandy and acquaintance of Béatrix, part of her aristocratic social set. With Maxime de Trailles (friendship): La Palférine and Maxime de Trailles are friends and…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Parisian dandies and artists
- Guérande family circle
- Parisian society and literary world
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Climax.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Claude Vignon…
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- Béatrix de Rochefide
social · ambivalent
La Palférine is a dandy and acquaintance of Béatrix, part of her aristocratic social set. How this plays out →
- Maxime de Trailles
friendship · positive
- Béatrix de Rochefide
social · ambivalent
La Palférine is a dandy and acquaintance of Béatrix, part of her aristocratic social set. How this plays out →
- Maxime de Trailles
friendship · positive
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See La Palférine in part ii the drama