He Who Gets Slapped · Character
Baron Regnard
A stout, spider-eyed nobleman who haunts the circus's back rooms, tormented by an unbearable love for Consuelo that his rank will not let him marry.
supporting
Also known as Baron, the Baron, The Baron, Thomas Baron, Thomas The Baron, Baron Consuelo, Baron No, The Usher Baron Regnard
First appearance: act i
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Baron Regnard stands in evening dress with a rose in his buttonhole, gazing at Consuelo and calling her father a charlatan and a beggar even as he begs to kiss her hand. He cannot marry her, he insists, yet he cannot…
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Character groups
- Central and Noble Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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