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Sir Percy Blakeney

London's laziest-dressed fop, who yawns through parties and somehow always knows more than he lets on about the Scarlet Pimpernel.

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Also known as Percy, Sir Percy, Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel

First appearance: The Elusive Pimpernel

As a major figure in The Elusive Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

As the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy continues his daring rescues, maintaining his facade of a foppish aristocrat while secretly orchestrating escapes.
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Sir Percy Blakeney is the wealthiest bore in England, a drawling dandy whose chief occupations are his tailor and his sleep. Yet his marriage to Marguerite has gone strange and tender in ways neither will name, and Chauvelin's challenge to a duel across the Channel gives him the excuse he needs to vanish into danger. His languid mask is the story's central puzzle: the reader watches for the crack that will show what he really is.

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Character Web

21 connections

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CCCitizen Chauve…LHLord HastingsMBMarguerite Bla…DCDésirée Candei…JMJuliette MarnySPSir Percy Blakeney

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  • Rivalry
  • Romantic
  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Revolutionary antagonists and targets
  • Minor French and English characters
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Marguerite's u…

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