The Monster · Character
Baron de Fresnoy
The baron of the Fresnoy family.
minor
Also known as de Fresnoy
First appearance: iii
Baron de Fresnoy's tie to Leilah Verplank is one of the pressures that moves The Monster—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Expert in dueling etiquette; agrees to be Verplank's second and writes the formal challenge to Barouffski.
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With Leilah Verplank (romantic): The Baron is another admirer or paramour of Leilah, adding to her complex romantic web. With Count Kasimiérz Barouffski (rivalry): The Baron and the Count are romantic rivals, competing…
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- Romantic
- Rivalry
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Romantic Entanglements & Scandals
- Protagonist
- Social Observers & Minor Players
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Leilah’s psychological peak occurs when her habitual compulsion to fulfill plans despite physical illness is p…
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- Leilah Verplank
romantic · ambivalent
The Baron is another admirer or paramour of Leilah, adding to her complex romantic web. How this plays out →
- Count Kasimiérz Barouffski
rivalry · negative
- Violet Silverstairs
social · positive
- Count Kasimiérz Barouffski
rivalry · negative
- Leilah Verplank
romantic · ambivalent
The Baron is another admirer or paramour of Leilah, adding to her complex romantic web. How this plays out →
- Leilah Verplank
romantic · ambivalent
The Baron is another admirer or paramour of Leilah, adding to her complex romantic web. How this plays out →
- Violet Silverstairs
social · positive
- Violet Silverstairs
social · positive
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