Sentimental Education · Character

Regimbart

A café fixture and veteran of every opposition, Citizen Regimbart nurses his grudges and his glass with equal devotion.

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Also known as M. Regimbart, Citizen Regimbart

First appearance: chapter ii

As a supporting figure in Sentimental Education, Regimbart is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Regimbart is a regular at Arnoux's shop, known for his political talk and morose demeanor.

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Regimbart holds court at the Café de la Régence, where he pronounces on politics, denounces the government, and orders another round with the gravity of a man who has seen it all. His republicanism is mostly talk, his pipe is constant, and his authority among the younger men rests on a past he never quite specifies. He matters because he embodies the era's endless, intoxicating, and largely impotent opposition, the atmosphere of grievance and gossip in which Frederick's generation learns to confuse opinion with action.

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Frederick's Parisian Circle
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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Frederick Moreau
friendship · ambivalent
Regimbart is a political bohemian and friend who frequents the same cafes as Frederick,… How this plays out →
Madame Arnoux
social · ambivalent
Frederick Moreau
friendship · ambivalent
Regimbart is a political bohemian and friend who frequents the same cafes as Frederick,… How this plays out →
Frederick Moreau
friendship · ambivalent
Regimbart is a political bohemian and friend who frequents the same cafes as Frederick,… How this plays out →
Madame Arnoux
social · ambivalent

Frederick Moreau
Regimbart is a political bohemian and friend who frequents the same cafes as Frederick, representing idle revolutionary talk.
Madame Arnoux
Regimbart is a frequent visitor to the Arnoux household, known for his political opinions and idle presence.
Frederick Moreau
Regimbart is a political bohemian and friend who frequents the same cafes as Frederick, representing idle revolutionary talk.
Frederick Moreau
Regimbart is a political bohemian and friend who frequents the same cafes as Frederick, representing idle revolutionary talk.
Madame Arnoux
Regimbart is a frequent visitor to the Arnoux household, known for his political opinions and idle presence.

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In the story

Regimbart appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Inexpressible She!
Regimbart is a regular at Arnoux's shop, known for his political talk and morose demeanor. He is respected by Arnoux but is essentially idle.
A Change of Fortune
Frederick searches for him across multiple cafés; finally found at a refreshment-room, where he provides Arnoux's address.
The Friend of the Family
Frequents a café with Arnoux and Frederick; is gloomy and hypochondriac, complaining about the Crown and the foreigner.

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