# Michele — The Gadfly character guide

> Michele in The Gadfly by Ethel Voynich.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-part-ii-i

## Who they are

A fiery and impulsive member of the revolutionary group.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gadfly_se/chapters/part-iii-i)

Sends a coded message about Domenichino's arrest.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gadfly_se/chapters/part-iii-ii)

Disguised as a Corsican in a red wig, participates in the marketplace rendezvous and the skirmish.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gadfly_se/chapters/part-iii-iii)

Mentioned alongside Gemma as having foreseen the Governor's plan for a court-martial, suggesting his role in the revolutionary network.

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