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The Enchanted April · Character

Francesca

A young Italian servant at San Salvatore.

minor

First appearance: iv

Francesca's tie to Mrs. Fisher is one of the pressures that moves The Enchanted April—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The elderly parlourmaid who silently leads the women to breakfast and is addressed by Mrs.
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With Mrs. Fisher (professional): Francesca is a maid at the castle who serves Mrs. Fisher, with a respectful but somewhat distant servant-employer dynamic. With Mrs. Fisher (professional): Francesca is a maid at the…

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Character Web

10 connections

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MFMrs. FisherSCScrapMAMrs. ArbuthnotMWMr. WilkinsDODomenicoFRFrancesca

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Villa guests and staff
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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See Francesca in iv