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Gil Blas · Character

Constance

A princess who becomes involved in a political marriage plot.

minor

Also known as the Princess Constance

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In Gil Blas acquires a relish for the theatre, and takes a full swing of its pleasures, but soon becomes disgusted.: Mentioned as one of the actresses with whom Gil Blas had dealings. Later, in The Fatal Marriage: The…

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BLBlancheLSLeontio SiffrediPEPrince EnriquezRDRoger de RadaGBGil BlasCOConstance

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Merchants and Innkeepers
  • Theatrical and Courtly Love
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
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  • Closing

In this excerpt, the emotional and psychological peak occurs when Gil Blas, through the fable of Atalmuc, indi…

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