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Chazel

A minor character in the seminary.

minor

Also known as Chazel

First appearance: chapter xxv the seminary

Chazel shows up with force in Chapter XXVI. The World, Or What The Rich Lack. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A seminarian with real talent, but he and Julien feel mutually unsympathetic.
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In Chapter XXVI. The World, Or What The Rich Lack: A seminarian with real talent, but he and Julien feel mutually unsympathetic. Later, in Chapter XXIX. The First Promotion: A distinguished seminarist who makes…

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APAbbé PirardJSJulien SorelADAbbé de FrilairCHChazel

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Historical and minor figures
  • Julien's Parisian circle
  • Protagonist
  • Verrières and Besançon adversaries

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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

Mathilde’s pride—her defining trait—shatters here as she openly begs Julien for reassurance, weeping and admit…

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See Chazel in chapter xxv the seminary
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