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Camille Desmoulins

A revolutionary journalist and orator, briefly mentioned.

minor

Also known as Desmoulins

First appearance: vii politicians

Camille Desmoulins shows up with force in II: Quos Deus Vult Perdere. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Raised the call to arms at the Palais Royal, described as a stuttering firebrand.
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AMAndré-Louis Mo…DADantonMDMarquis de La …MIMirabeauRORobespierreCDCamille Desmoulins

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Historical and Minor Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Nobles and Revolutionaries

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

André-Louis reaches his emotional and psychological nadir here, confessing he “know[s] nothing, understand[s]…

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