# Madame Du Pont — Charlotte Temple character guide

> Madame Du Pont in Charlotte Temple by Susanna Haswell Rowson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-volume-i-i-a-boarding-school

## Who they are

A French woman who runs the boarding school Charlotte attends.

## In the story

### [I: A Boarding School](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-i-a-boarding-school)

The head of the school, who leads the students from church.

### [Such Things Are](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-v-such-things-are)

Runs the school where Charlotte Temple completes her education.

### [An Intriguing Teacher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-vi-an-intriguing-teacher)

The school's headmistress, who is absent for the evening, allowing the secret outing to occur.

### [VII: Natural Sense of Propriety Inherent in the Female Bosom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-vii-natural-sense-of-propriety-inherent-in-the-female-bosom)

Madame Du Pont is the governess whose authority Charlotte fears; Charlotte worries that Madame Du Pont will discover their unauthorized outing.

### [IX: We Know Not What a Day May Bring Forth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-ix-we-know-not-what-a-day-may-bring-forth)

Mentioned as Charlotte's governess, whom Charlotte considers consulting but fears.

### [XII: “How Thou Art Fall’n!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-xii-how-thou-art-fall-n)

The affectionate governess who notices Charlotte's distress and delivers the letter from Mrs. Temple, unknowingly witnessing Charlotte's inner turmoil.

### [XIII: Cruel Disappointment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-xiii-cruel-disappointment)

The governess who discovers the disappearance and receives the note confirming the elopement.

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