# Philippe de Vilmorin — Scaramouche character guide

> Philippe de Vilmorin in Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.

**Role:** supporting

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

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-the-robe

## Snapshot

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.

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [André-Louis Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/characters/andre_louis_moreau)

_friendship_

Philippe is André-Louis's closest friend and confidant, whose death sets André-Louis on his path of revenge.

### [André-Louis Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/characters/andre_louis_moreau)

_friendship_

Philippe is André-Louis's closest friend and confidant, whose death sets André-Louis on his path of revenge.

### [André-Louis Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/characters/andre_louis_moreau)

_friendship_

Philippe is André-Louis's closest friend and confidant, whose death sets André-Louis on his path of revenge.

## In the story

### [Book I: The Robe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/book-i-the-robe)

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

### [The Republican](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/i-the-republican)

Seeks justice for Mabey's family and passionately denounces the nobility.

### [II: The Aristocrat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/v-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/vi-the-windmill)

Deceased; his killing is the subject of André-Louis's plea for justice.

### [VII: The Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/vii-the-wind)

Referenced as the murdered friend whose mantle André-Louis claims to have assumed.

### [Omnes Omnibus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/viii-omnes-omnibus)

Referenced as one of the young men killed in Rennes, whose death is invoked to stir the crowd.

### [I: Transition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/i-transition)

His murder by the Marquis is the catalyst for André-Louis's oath of revenge.

### [VII: Politicians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/vii-politicians)

Mentioned as the friend whose death André-Louis seeks to avenge.

### [IX: The Paladin of the Third](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/ix-the-paladin-of-the-third)

André-Louis communes with his spirit, calling him to witness the fulfillment of his oath.

### [Safe-Conduct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/xvii-safe-conduct)

Referenced as the friend killed by the Marquis, whose death André-Louis seeks to avenge.

### [Sunrise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/scaramouche_se/chapters/xviii-sunrise)

Mentioned as the original catalyst for André-Louis's enmity toward La Tour d'Azyr, though André-Louis now admits his deeper motive.

## Links

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