# Marie Antoinette — I Will Repay character guide

> Marie Antoinette in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the wretched Queen

**First appearance:** 0005-i-paris-1793

## Who they are

The deposed queen, briefly mentioned as a prisoner.

## Relationships

### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney)

_social_

Marie Antoinette is a royal figure whom Sir Percy Blakeney attempts to rescue, representing his broader mission.

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

_social_

Marie Antoinette and Paul Déroulède have a formal acquaintance, linked by their aristocratic circles and shared danger.

### [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney)

_social_

Marie Antoinette is a royal figure whom Sir Percy Blakeney attempts to rescue, representing his broader mission.

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

_social_

Marie Antoinette and Paul Déroulède have a formal acquaintance, linked by their aristocratic circles and shared danger.

## In the story

### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/prologue)

Her execution is described, highlighting the brutality of the Reign of Terror and the mob's cruelty.

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

The wretched Queen still lingering in the Temple with her children.

### [A Day in the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/v-a-day-in-the-woods)

Mentioned as the imprisoned queen whom Déroulède plans to help.

### [VI: The Scarlet Pimpernel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/vi-the-scarlet-pimpernel)

The imprisoned Queen whose planned rescue is the subject of the men's discussion; Blakeney doubts the plan's feasibility due to her pride and fragility.

### [X: Denunciation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/x-denunciation)

Referenced in the denunciation letter as the person Déroulède is accused of planning to rescue.

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

Referenced as one who will later stand in the same pillory where Juliette now stands.

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

Mentioned as the Queen for whom Juliette prays.

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