# How does Charlotte Temple develop the theme of Friendship and Deception?

> Charlotte Temple by Susanna Haswell Rowson

## Answer

Charlotte Temple by Susanna Haswell Rowson develops Friendship and Deception across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

False friends like La Rue and Belcour manipulate and exploit Charlotte for selfish ends, while true friends like Mrs. Beauchamp offer compassion, illustrating the theme of deceptive versus genuine friendship.

La Rue, a trusted teacher, betrays her duty for money, deceiving Charlotte and her guardians.

Lewis's betrayal of George and the Eldridge family exemplifies false friendship leading to ruin.

La Rue's feigned friendship and emotional manipulation deceive Charlotte, highlighting the theme of deception disguised as friendship.

## Evidence

- [volume-i-i-a-boarding-school](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-i-a-boarding-school.md): La Rue, a trusted teacher, betrays her duty for money, deceiving Charlotte and her guardians.
- [volume-i-iii-unexpected-misfortunes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-i-iii-unexpected-misfortunes.md): Lewis's betrayal of George and the Eldridge family exemplifies false friendship leading to ruin.
- [volume-i-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.md): La Rue's feigned friendship and emotional manipulation deceive Charlotte, highlighting the theme of deception disguised as friendship.
- [volume-ii-xxi-another-s-woe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxi-another-s-woe.md): Mrs. Beauchamp's genuine friendship contrasts with La Rue's earlier betrayal, highlighting the theme of true versus false friendship.
- [volume-ii-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.md): Belcour, pretending to be Montraville's friend, deliberately deceives him to destroy Charlotte.
- [volume-ii-xxiv-mystery-developed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv-mystery-developed.md): Belcour, posing as a friend, schemes to ruin Charlotte's relationship with Montraville, revealing the falseness of his friendship.
- [volume-ii-xxx-friendship-a-name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxx-friendship-a-name.md): The chapter's title and opening poem question the true nature of friendship, as Charlotte's former companion La Rue (now Mrs. Crayton) is the one she turns to in desperation.
- [volume-ii-xxxi-subject-continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/charlotte_temple_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxi-subject-continued.md): Mrs. Crayton, formerly La Rue and Charlotte's confidante, now denies their past connection, revealing the betrayal of a supposed friend.

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