Shorts from Scenes from Private Life · Character
Maximilien Longueville
A young man in love with a woman of higher rank.
minor
Also known as Longueville, a Longueville, Maximilien, this Maximilien
First appearance: the ball at sceaux
Maximilien Longueville's tie to Emilie de Fontaine is one of the pressures that moves Shorts from Scenes from Private Life—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Maximilien Longueville first appears in 0003 the ball at sceaux.
With Emilie de Fontaine (romantic): Emilie de Fontaine and Maximilien Longueville are engaged in a courtship marked by social ambition and romantic calculation. With Madame de Beauséant (social): Madame de Beauséant and Maximilien Longueville are social acquaintances, connected through aristocratic networks. With Madame de Beauséant (social): Madame de Beauséant and Maximilien Longueville are social acquaintances, connected through aristocratic networks.
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Parisian social web
- Family and pride
- Hidden charity
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Emilie de Fontaine
romantic · ambivalent
Emilie de Fontaine and Maximilien Longueville are engaged in a courtship marked by social… How this plays out →
- Madame de Beauséant
social · positive
- Madame de Beauséant
social · positive
- Emilie de Fontaine
romantic · ambivalent
Emilie de Fontaine and Maximilien Longueville are engaged in a courtship marked by social… How this plays out →
- Madame de Beauséant
social · positive
- Emilie de Fontaine
romantic · ambivalent
Emilie de Fontaine and Maximilien Longueville are engaged in a courtship marked by social… How this plays out →
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See Maximilien Longueville in the ball at sceaux