Lost Illusions · Character
Cérizet
A dishonest apprentice printer who betrays David Séchard.
minor
First appearance: part i two poets
Cérizet's tie to David Séchard is one of the pressures that moves Lost Illusions—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Forged the letter that led to David's imprisonment; Petit-Claud threatens him with the hulks.
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With David Séchard (professional): Cérizet is a former employee of David who betrays him by working for Cointet and sabotaging his business. With David Séchard (professional): Cérizet is a former employee of David who…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Angoulême Printers and Rivals
- Angoulême Minor Nobility
- Miscellaneous Supporting Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it reveals the first major psychological reversal in Lucien and…
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- David Séchard
professional · negative
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- David Séchard
professional · negative
Cérizet is a former employee of David who betrays him by working for Cointet and… How this plays out →
- David Séchard
professional · negative
Cérizet is a former employee of David who betrays him by working for Cointet and… How this plays out →
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