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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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LRLord RaymondTNThe NarratorEZEvadne ZaimiJUJuliet

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Supporting Characters and Political Factions
  • Central Family and Love Triangle
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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