Don Juan · Character
Don Juan
A Spanish youth of innocent air and inconvenient beauty, whose education in love begins in Seville and never quite concludes anywhere.
major
Also known as Juan, Don Juan Tenorio, young Don Juan, Juanna
First appearance: Don Juan
As a major figure in Don Juan, Don Juan is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as the protagonist to whom some real incidents (like saving an infant) are attributed in the poem.
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Juan is the poem's wandering center, a boy whose good looks and passive charm draw other people's desires toward him before he has any plan of his own. His early affair with Donna Julia ends in scandal and a sea voyage,…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Protagonist
- English society figures
- Greek island idyll
- Seville domestic intrigue
- Spanish love triangle
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Haidée
romantic · positive
Don Juan and Haidée share a passionate, idyllic love affair on her Greek island, ending… How this plays out →
- Donna Julia
romantic · positive
- Baba
psychological · negative
- Gulbeyaz
romantic · ambivalent
- Aurora Raby
romantic · positive
- Dudù
romantic · positive
- John Johnson
friendship · positive
- Suwarrow
professional · ambivalent
- Catherine the Great
romantic · ambivalent
- Katinka
romantic · positive
- Zoe
friendship · positive
- Pedrillo
friendship · positive
Relationship notes
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Don Juan appears across 21 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Preface to Cantos VI, VII, and VIII
- Dedication
- Don Juan
- Canto I
- Canto II
- Canto III
- Canto IV
- Canto V
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