I Will Repay · Character
Citizen Lenoir
A Jacobin spy who watches Déroulède and Juliette.
minor
Also known as Lenoir
First appearance: vii a warning
Citizen Lenoir's tie to Citizen Merlin is one of the pressures that moves I Will Repay—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Lenoir is the main speaker, a burly coal-heaver who harangues the assembly, accusing Merlin of being too weak and advocating for forging evidence against Déroulède.
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With Citizen Merlin (professional): Lenoir and Merlin are revolutionary colleagues, working together in the Committee of Public Safety. With Foucquier-Tinville (professional): Lenoir and Foucquier-Tinville are…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Minor Characters and Allies
- Revolutionary and Aristocratic Figures
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story’s dramatic climax because Juliette, after being paraded through a jeering mob and thrown int…
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- Citizen Merlin
professional · negative
Lenoir and Merlin are revolutionary colleagues, working together in the Committee of… How this plays out →
- Foucquier-Tinville
professional · negative
- Paul Déroulède
rivalry · negative
- Citizen Merlin
professional · negative
Lenoir and Merlin are revolutionary colleagues, working together in the Committee of… How this plays out →
- Foucquier-Tinville
professional · negative
- Paul Déroulède
rivalry · negative
- Citizen Merlin
professional · negative
Lenoir and Merlin are revolutionary colleagues, working together in the Committee of… How this plays out →
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Citizen Lenoir appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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