# Foucquier-Tinville — I Will Repay character guide

> Foucquier-Tinville in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tinville, Citizen Tinville

**First appearance:** 0014-x-denunciation

## Who they are

The ruthless public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal.

## Relationships

### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede)

_rivalry_

Foucquier-Tinville, as a revolutionary prosecutor, is a direct antagonist seeking Paul's conviction and death.

### [Citizen Lenoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_lenoir)

_professional_

Lenoir and Foucquier-Tinville are revolutionary officials who collaborate in prosecuting enemies of the Republic.

### [Citizen Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin)

_professional_

Merlin and Foucquier-Tinville work together as revolutionary agents, sharing intelligence and plotting arrests.

### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede)

_rivalry_

Foucquier-Tinville, as a revolutionary prosecutor, is a direct antagonist seeking Paul's conviction and death.

### [Citizen Lenoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_lenoir)

_professional_

Lenoir and Foucquier-Tinville are revolutionary officials who collaborate in prosecuting enemies of the Republic.

### [Citizen Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin)

_professional_

Merlin and Foucquier-Tinville work together as revolutionary agents, sharing intelligence and plotting arrests.

### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede)

_rivalry_

Foucquier-Tinville, as a revolutionary prosecutor, is a direct antagonist seeking Paul's conviction and death.

## In the story

### [Paris: 1793](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1793)

The Prosecutor; mentioned as the one from whom the Scarlet Pimpernel snatches victims.

### [Citizen-Deputy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ii-citizen-deputy)

Mentioned as the prosecutor in Charlotte Corday's trial.

### [XX: The Cheval Borgne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xx-the-cheval-borgne)

Tinville comments sarcastically, accusing Merlin of hypocrisy in framing laws he does not obey.

### [XXI: A Jacobin Orator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxi-a-jacobin-orator)

The Public Prosecutor, initially surly and jealous of Lenoir's influence, but ultimately agrees to the scheme while plotting Lenoir's future downfall.

### [XXIII: Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiii-justice)

The Public Prosecutor, indefatigable and proud of obtaining thirty convictions out of thirty-five indictments.

### [XXIV: The Trial of Juliette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiv-the-trial-of-juliette)

The Public Prosecutor who reads the indictment against Juliette and demands a harsh sentence.

### [XXVI: Sentence of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvi-sentence-of-death)

Public Prosecutor who hastily frames the indictments and drives the mock trial.

## Links

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