# Juliette de Marny — I Will Repay character guide > Juliette de Marny in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Juliette, Marny, Mademoiselle de Marny, Citizeness Juliette Marny **First appearance:** 0003-i-paris-1783 ## Snapshot A young aristocrat who enters Déroulède's home as a guest while secretly vowing to avenge her brother's death in a fair duel. ## Who they are Juliette moves through Revolutionary Paris as a Citizeness with an aristocrat's grief and a Nemesis's purpose, believing Paul Déroulède murdered her brother and must pay. Yet the man she came to destroy treats her with such simple, unguarded kindness that her righteous fury has nowhere clean to land. Her inner war between vengeance and dawning love drives the novel's central, agonizing suspense. ## Relationships ### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede) _romantic_ Intense romantic relationship marked by passion and conflict, as Juliette is torn between love and a vow of vengeance against Paul. ### [Citizen Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin) _psychological_ Citizen Merlin manipulates Juliette, exploiting her desire for revenge to use her as a pawn against Paul Déroulède. ### [Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/anne_mie) _friendship_ Anne Mie and Juliette share a complex friendship, with Anne Mie often acting as a protective and sympathetic confidante. ### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney) _social_ Juliette interacts with Sir Percy as a charming but enigmatic acquaintance, unaware of his true role as the Scarlet Pimpernel. ### [Pétronelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/petronelle) _professional_ Pétronelle is Juliette's loyal maid and confidante, often serving as a messenger and emotional support. ### [Duc de Marny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/duc_de_marny) _family_ The Duc de Marny is Juliette's father, whose execution at Paul's hands drives Juliette's thirst for revenge. ### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney) _social_ Juliette interacts with Sir Percy as a charming but enigmatic acquaintance, unaware of his true role as the Scarlet Pimpernel. ### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede) _romantic_ Intense romantic relationship marked by passion and conflict, as Juliette is torn between love and a vow of vengeance against Paul. ### [Citizen Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin) _psychological_ Citizen Merlin manipulates Juliette, exploiting her desire for revenge to use her as a pawn against Paul Déroulède. ### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede) _romantic_ Intense romantic relationship marked by passion and conflict, as Juliette is torn between love and a vow of vengeance against Paul. ### [Citizen Merlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin) _psychological_ Citizen Merlin manipulates Juliette, exploiting her desire for revenge to use her as a pawn against Paul Déroulède. ### [Pétronelle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/petronelle) _professional_ Pétronelle is Juliette's loyal maid and confidante, often serving as a messenger and emotional support. ## In the story ### [I Will Repay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-will-repay) Swears an oath of revenge against Paul Déroulède after her brother's death. ### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/prologue) Introduced as a young woman consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance against Paul Déroulède for her brother's death. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ii) Grieves for her brother and is forced by her father to swear an oath of revenge against Paul Déroulède, transforming from a child into a woman burdened by duty. ### [Paris: 1793](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/i-paris-1793) The young girl who deliberately provokes the mob and is rescued by Déroulède. ### [Citizen-Deputy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ii-citizen-deputy) Awakens in Déroulède's house, reflects on her oath and past ten years, watches Charlotte Corday's trial, and resolves to fulfill her revenge. ### [III: Hospitality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iii-hospitality) Recovering from her fainting spell, she is inwardly conflicted—grateful for Déroulède's hospitality yet burning with a desire for revenge when he fails to recognize her name. ### [The Faithful House-Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/iv-the-faithful-house-dog) Openly reveals her identity as the daughter of the Duc de Marny and speaks of her brother's death in a duel; inwardly sees herself as a Nemesis pursuing her brother's murderer. ### [A Day in the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/v-a-day-in-the-woods) Enjoys a day in the woods but struggles with conflicting feelings of pity for Déroulède and guilt over her oath of revenge. ### [VI: The Scarlet Pimpernel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vi-the-scarlet-pimpernel) The young guest of Madame Déroulède, who interrupts the men's conversation to summon Déroulède to his anxious mother. ### [A Warning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vii-a-warning) Appears briefly in the doorway, then leaves silently; the subject of Déroulède's devotion and Blakeney's suspicion. ### [VIII: Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/viii-anne-mie) Suspected by Anne Mie of being false and hatching treason against Paul; her motives and true feelings remain ambiguous. ### [Jealousy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/ix-jealousy) Knocked on Déroulède's door earlier, anxious about Anne Mie's absence. ### [X: Denunciation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/x-denunciation) Undergoes a profound internal conflict between her oath of revenge and her conscience, ultimately writes and deposits the denunciation against Déroulède. ### [XI: “Vengeance Is Mine”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xi-vengeance-is-mine) Torn by shame and guilt after her denunciation; she plans to flee to England and seeks Sir Percy's help. ### [XII: The Sword of Damocles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xii-the-sword-of-damocles) Hides the letter-case under her skirts and cunningly directs the search to save Déroulède. ### [Tangled Meshes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiii-tangled-meshes) Acts decisively to destroy the compromising letters, risking her own safety to save Déroulède. ### [XIV: A Happy Moment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiv-a-happy-moment) Destroys the incriminating papers to save Déroulède, then listens to his declaration of love, torn between her oath and her feelings. ### [XV: Detected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xv-detected) Sits in stunned silence as her guilt is exposed; she watches Déroulède's agony and eventually collapses in shame, kneeling before him. ### [Under Arrest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvi-under-arrest) Rises from her act of humiliation and repentance, ready for atonement; she has left burnt paper fragments in her room and expects arrest. ### [XVII: Atonement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvii-atonement) Confesses to Merlin, claiming the denunciation was based on love letters and a personal vendetta; she takes the blame to protect Déroulède and is arrested. ### [In the Luxembourg Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-luxembourg-prison) Imprisoned in the Luxembourg, she is lost in memories of Déroulède's love and accepts her impending death as atonement. ### [Complexities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xix-complexities) Arrested after claiming to have burned love letters; sacrifices herself to atone for her betrayal; whispers her oath to Anne Mie. ### [XX: The Cheval Borgne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xx-the-cheval-borgne) Juliette is mentioned as the woman who denounced Déroulède and then claimed the burnt papers were love letters. ### [XXI: A Jacobin Orator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxi-a-jacobin-orator) Discussed as the central pawn in Lenoir's scheme; her trial is to be manipulated to force Déroulède into self-incrimination. ### [The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxii-the-close-of-day) Arrested and held in isolation at the Luxembourg Prison by Merlin's orders; Déroulède cannot find her. ### [XXIV: The Trial of Juliette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiv-the-trial-of-juliette) The accused, stands calm and impassive during the reading of the indictment, showing no emotion despite the mob's jeers. ### [XXVI: Sentence of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvi-sentence-of-death) Condemned to death after defiantly proclaiming her prayer for the Queen and the overthrow of the Reign of Terror. ### [The Fructidor Riots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvii-the-fructidor-riots) Condemned alongside Déroulède, cold and numb, clings to him for support. ### [The Unexpected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxviii-the-unexpected) Holds Déroulède's hand in silent understanding, dons a disguise as a tricotteuse, and prepares to play her part in the escape. ### [XXIX: Père Lachaise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxix-p-re-lachaise) Protected by Déroulède and the Englishmen, she feels the intoxication of freedom and love amidst the mob. ### [XXX: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxx-conclusion) Reunited with Paul Déroulède and safely aboard the Daydream, she looks forward to a new life in England. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/juliette_de_marny - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters