# Julia Franklin — Charlotte Temple character guide

> Julia Franklin in Charlotte Temple by Susanna Haswell Rowson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Julia, the amiable Julia, Miss Julia

**First appearance:** 0022-volume-ii-xx-virtue-when-most-amiable

## Snapshot

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.

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Montraville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/montraville)

_romantic_

A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the respectable match he ultimately chooses over Charlotte.

### [Charlotte Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/charlotte_temple)

_social_

They are acquaintances within the same social circle, with Julia representing the virtuous life Charlotte could have had.

### [Belcour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/belcour)

_social_

Belcour attempts to ingratiate himself with Julia, but she sees through his false charm and rejects his advances.

### [Montraville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/montraville)

_romantic_

A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the respectable match he ultimately chooses over Charlotte.

### [Belcour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/belcour)

_social_

Belcour attempts to ingratiate himself with Julia, but she sees through his false charm and rejects his advances.

### [Montraville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/montraville)

_romantic_

A more socially acceptable romantic interest for Montraville, representing the respectable match he ultimately chooses over Charlotte.

### [Charlotte Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/charlotte_temple)

_social_

They are acquaintances within the same social circle, with Julia representing the virtuous life Charlotte could have had.

### [Belcour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/belcour)

_social_

Belcour attempts to ingratiate himself with Julia, but she sees through his false charm and rejects his advances.

### [Charlotte Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/charlotte_temple)

_social_

They are acquaintances within the same social circle, with Julia representing the virtuous life Charlotte could have had.

## In the story

### [XIX: A Mistake Discovered](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxvi-what-might-be-expected)

The amiable girl whom Montraville marries, unaware of his past with Charlotte.

### [XXVII: “Like a Fair Lily”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-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”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxx-friendship-a-name)

Reported by a soldier to have married Montraville, and is remembered fondly by the poor.

### [Retribution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxiv-retribution)

Mentioned as Montraville's wife who nurses him through his illness with tender assiduities.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/endnotes)

Noted as not being a real person, contrary to some earlier beliefs.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters/julia_franklin
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/characters