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Doña Euphrasia

A beautiful but vain noblewoman who flirts with Gil Blas.

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Also known as Euphrasia

First appearance: iii

Doña Euphrasia shows up with force in VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Don Gonzales's mistress; feigns virtue, is discovered with another man, and successfully manipulates Don Gonzales into dismissing Gil Blas.
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See Doña Euphrasia in iii

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DGDon Gonzales P…GBGil BlasJNJoseph NavarroBEBeatriceDMDon Manriquez …DEDoña Euphrasia

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Inheritance and Vanity
  • Protagonist
  • Romantic and Domestic Intrigue

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Doña Euphrasia in iii