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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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See Baron de Fresnoy in iii

Character Web

25 connections

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LVLeilah VerplankCKCount Kasimiér…VSViolet Silvers…BABarouffskiTYTyszkiewiczBDBaron de Fresnoy

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Rivalry
  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Romantic Entanglements & Scandals
  • Protagonist
  • Social Observers & Minor Players

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Baron de Fresnoy in iii

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See Baron de Fresnoy in iii