The Celibates · Character

Madame Rogron

Deceased mother of Sylvie and Denis Rogron.

minor

Also known as Madame Rogron, Rogron, old Madame Rogron

Madame Rogron's tie to Pierrette Lorrain is one of the pressures that moves The Celibates—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Pierrette Lorrain (family): Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and complicit in the abuse Pierrette suffers at the hands of Sylvie. With Sylvie Rogron (family): Madame Rogron and Sylvie Rogron are sisters, with Sylvie dominating and controlling her weaker, more passive sibling. With Pierrette Lorrain (family): Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and complicit in the abuse Pierrette suffers at the hands of Sylvie.

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Character Web

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Family
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Character groups

Issoudun power schemers
Provins and Paris social network
Pierrette's tormentors and helpers

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Pierrette Lorrain
family · negative
Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and… How this plays out →
Sylvie Rogron
family · negative
Pierrette Lorrain
family · negative
Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and… How this plays out →
Sylvie Rogron
family · negative
Sylvie Rogron
family · negative
Pierrette Lorrain
family · negative
Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and… How this plays out →

Pierrette Lorrain
Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and complicit in the abuse Pierrette suffers at the hands of Sylvie.
Sylvie Rogron
Madame Rogron and Sylvie Rogron are sisters, with Sylvie dominating and controlling her weaker, more passive sibling.
Pierrette Lorrain
Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and complicit in the abuse Pierrette suffers at the hands of Sylvie.
Sylvie Rogron
Madame Rogron and Sylvie Rogron are sisters, with Sylvie dominating and controlling her weaker, more passive sibling.
Sylvie Rogron
Madame Rogron and Sylvie Rogron are sisters, with Sylvie dominating and controlling her weaker, more passive sibling.
Pierrette Lorrain
Madame Rogron is Pierrette's aunt and guardian, but she is cold, indifferent, and complicit in the abuse Pierrette suffers at the hands of Sylvie.

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