The Last Man · Character
Juliet
A gentle young woman whose brief happiness is undone by love and loss, her sorrow a quiet counterpoint to the novel's public catastrophes.
supporting
Also known as Poor Juliet, the unhappy Juliet, sweet Juliet
First appearance: the last man
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Young, lovely, and enthusiastic; sole relic of the ducal house of L⸺; lost her husband to the plague; joined the preacher out of fear for her child; ultimately rescues Lionel…
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Juliet moves through the story as one of its tenderest casualties, a girl whose affections are given wholly and whose grief, when it comes, is absolute. She is remembered as 'sweet Juliet' and 'poor Juliet' — epithets…
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- Other
Character groups
- Supporting Characters and Political Factions
- Central Family and Love Triangle
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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