# Jean Paul Marat — The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Jean Paul Marat in The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Marat, citizen Marat, Jean Paul

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

The radical revolutionary leader, referenced as a historical figure.

## Relationships

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Chauvelin and Marat are political rivals within the revolutionary leadership, vying for influence and power.

### [Paul Molé](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/paul_mole)

_professional_

Marat and Paul Molé are revolutionary colleagues, with Molé acting as a loyal follower and assistant to Marat.

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Chauvelin and Marat are political rivals within the revolutionary leadership, vying for influence and power.

### [Paul Molé](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/paul_mole)

_professional_

Marat and Paul Molé are revolutionary colleagues, with Molé acting as a loyal follower and assistant to Marat.

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Chauvelin and Marat are political rivals within the revolutionary leadership, vying for influence and power.

### [Paul Molé](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/paul_mole)

_professional_

Marat and Paul Molé are revolutionary colleagues, with Molé acting as a loyal follower and assistant to Marat.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/ii)

The cruel revolutionary who stole Madeleine's son out of revenge for her rejection.

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

Sick and fretful, Marat hires Paul Molé and sends him on a secret errand to the Chemin de Pantin.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iv)

Marat lies dead in his bath, having been assassinated by a young woman from Caen.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/vii)

Deceased; his secret adoption of a child and the ring are central to the chapter.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/viii)

Implied as the orchestrator of the revenge plot using the Leridans as tools.

### [A Question of Passports](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/a-question-of-passports)

Warns Bibot about the Scarlet Pimpernel's threat to rescue the Montreux family, showing fear of the Englishman's cunning.

## Links

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