Charlotte Temple · Character

Julia Franklin

A gentle, steady young woman whose patient care nurses a broken man back to health and quietly models the virtue Charlotte never had the chance to keep.

supporting

Also known as Julia, the amiable Julia, Miss Julia

First appearance: volume ii xx virtue when most amiable

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Introduced as the heiress of a large fortune; Montraville returns her jewels and is captivated by her charm and wit.

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Julia Franklin belongs to the respectable circle around the Temples in New York, and her tender attentions help pull a dangerously ill man back from delirium and grief. Where Charlotte is impulsive and unprotected, Julia is composed, dutiful, and safe—the kind of woman the era rewards. Her quiet constancy matters because it shows what Charlotte's story might have been, and gives the novel a living image of the virtue it mourns.

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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Montraville
romantic · ambivalent
A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the… How this plays out →
Charlotte Temple
social · ambivalent
Belcour
social · negative
Montraville
romantic · ambivalent
A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the… How this plays out →
Belcour
social · negative
Montraville
romantic · ambivalent
A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the… How this plays out →
Charlotte Temple
social · ambivalent
Belcour
social · negative
Charlotte Temple
social · ambivalent

Montraville
A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the respectable match he ultimately chooses over Charlotte.
Charlotte Temple
They are acquaintances within the same social circle, with Julia representing the virtuous life Charlotte could have had.
Belcour
Belcour attempts to ingratiate himself with Julia, but she sees through his false charm and rejects his advances.
Montraville
A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the respectable match he ultimately chooses over Charlotte.
Belcour
Belcour attempts to ingratiate himself with Julia, but she sees through his false charm and rejects his advances.
Montraville
A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the respectable match he ultimately chooses over Charlotte.
Charlotte Temple
They are acquaintances within the same social circle, with Julia representing the virtuous life Charlotte could have had.
Belcour
Belcour attempts to ingratiate himself with Julia, but she sees through his false charm and rejects his advances.
Charlotte Temple
They are acquaintances within the same social circle, with Julia representing the virtuous life Charlotte could have had.

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XIX: A Mistake Discovered
Introduced as the heiress of a large fortune; Montraville returns her jewels and is captivated by her charm and wit.
XXIII: A Man May Smile, and Smile, and Be a Villain
The amiable heiress whom Montraville now loves; she makes advances toward him, unaware of his entanglement with Charlotte.
Mystery Developed
Walks with Montraville in the evening; shows affection and pity for him, though he hints at his unworthiness.
XXVI: What Might Be Expected
The amiable girl whom Montraville marries, unaware of his past with Charlotte.
XXVII: “Like a Fair Lily”
Julia Franklin is named as the woman Montraville has married; she is described as a pleasing, lively girl with a large fortune.
XXX: “Friendship a Name”
Reported by a soldier to have married Montraville, and is remembered fondly by the poor.
Retribution
Mentioned as Montraville's wife who nurses him through his illness with tender assiduities.
Endnotes
Noted as not being a real person, contrary to some earlier beliefs.

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