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Philippe de Vilmorin

A passionate young aristocrat whose friendship with André-Louis and whose fiery convictions make his death the spark that sets his friend on the road to revenge.

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Also known as Philippe, Vilmorin, de Vilmorin, poor Philippe

First appearance: Book I: The Robe

As a supporting figure in Scaramouche, Philippe de Vilmorin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

André-Louis's close friend, killed in a duel with the Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr.

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Philippe de Vilmorin belongs to the earnest, idealistic youth of the old order, a friend whose warmth and conviction André-Louis remembers as the last thing before his world turns cold. His fate at the hands of the Marquis and Binet transforms private grief into public grievance, and the memory of "poor Philippe" shadows every performance Scaramouche gives. Without him there is no duel, no flight into the theatre, no revolutionary mask.

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Nobles and Revolutionaries
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Historical and Minor Figures
Breton Nobility

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Philippe de Vilmorin appears across 14 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Book I: The Robe
André-Louis's close friend, killed in a duel with the Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr.
The Republican
Seeks justice for Mabey's family and passionately denounces the nobility.
II: The Aristocrat
Accompanies André-Louis to Gavrillac; appears pale and self-contained after the Marquis's visit; declines the dinner invitation.
III: The Eloquence of M. de Vilmorin
Philippe is the central figure of the chapter, delivering a fiery speech against feudal injustice. He is idealistic and driven by his sense of honor and duty, but blind to the personal danger he faces.
IV: The Heritage
Killed in the duel by the Marquis; his death spurs André-Louis's vow to carry on his ideas.
The Lord of Gavrillac
The deceased friend of André-Louis, whose murder is the central grievance driving André-Louis's quest for justice.
The Windmill
Deceased; his killing is the subject of André-Louis's plea for justice.
VII: The Wind
Referenced as the murdered friend whose mantle André-Louis claims to have assumed.
Omnes Omnibus
Referenced as one of the young men killed in Rennes, whose death is invoked to stir the crowd.
I: Transition
His murder by the Marquis is the catalyst for André-Louis's oath of revenge.
VII: Politicians
Mentioned as the friend whose death André-Louis seeks to avenge.
IX: The Paladin of the Third
André-Louis communes with his spirit, calling him to witness the fulfillment of his oath.
Safe-Conduct
Referenced as the friend killed by the Marquis, whose death André-Louis seeks to avenge.
Sunrise
Mentioned as the original catalyst for André-Louis's enmity toward La Tour d'Azyr, though André-Louis now admits his deeper motive.

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