# Madame Bovary — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/dedication.md): A formal dedication of the book to Marie-Antoine-Jules Senard, a lawyer and politician, crediting him for the book's publication and praising his eloquent legal defense.
- [Madame Bovary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/madame-bovary.md): The novel opens with a new student, Charles Bovary, arriving at his school. His awkward appearance, simple background, and lack of sophistication make him an immediate object of ridicule among his classmates and teachers
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-i.md): This chapter introduces Charles Bovary's childhood, education, and early adulthood. It details his mediocre and directionless upbringing by his mismatched parents, his uninspired schooling, and his eventual, reluctant st
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-ii.md): Charles Bovary's first wife, Héloïse Dubuc, grows suspicious and jealous of his visits to the Rouault farm. After a series of arguments and financial revelations about her diminished fortune, Héloïse dies suddenly. Later
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-iii.md): Following the death of his first wife, Charles Bovary is consoled by Père Rouault, who encourages him to visit the Bertaux farm. Charles's visits become frequent, and he finds himself increasingly captivated by Emma Roua

> 33 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=madame_bovary_se_604kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-v.md)
- [Emma's Education in Illusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-vii.md)
- [The Ball at Vaubyessard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-viii.md)
- [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-i-ix.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-i.md)
- [Arrival in Yonville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-vii.md)
- [The Agricultural Show](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-ix.md)
- [The Fears and Follies of Adultery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-xi.md)
- [The Deepening Affair and Plans for Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-xii.md)
- [The Letter and the Abyss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv.md)
- [The Opera](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-ii-xv.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-i.md)
- [The Death of Charles's Father & Financial Maneuvers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-v.md)
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-vi.md)
- [The Desperate Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-vii.md)
- [The Final Desperation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-ix.md)
- [The Funeral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/part-iii-xi.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/madame_bovary_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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