Lais · Character
Frêne
A twin girl abandoned at birth and raised in secret, she grows into a lady whose worth and beauty will one day force the world to reckon with what it threw away.
major
First appearance: The Lay of the Ash Tree
As a major figure in Lais, Frêne is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Abandoned as an infant in an ash tree, raised by an abbess, becomes a beautiful and virtuous woman, flees with her lover Buron.
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In The Lay of the Ash Tree: Abandoned as an infant in an ash tree, raised by an abbess, becomes a beautiful and virtuous woman, flees with her lover Buron. Later, in The Lay of Milon: The baron's daughter who loves…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Lovers and tragic knights
- Bisclavaret's narrative circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
In "The Lay of Milon," the climax occurs when the lady sends her ring and message to Milon, initiating their s…
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See Frêne in The Lay of the Ash Tree