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Zéphyrine

An old servant in the d'Esparvieu household.

minor

Also known as old Zéphyrine

First appearance: i

Zéphyrine's tie to Père Guinardon is one of the pressures that moves The Revolt of the Angels—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Bursts into the library in a rage, denouncing Michel Guinardon for abandoning her.
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With Père Guinardon (romantic): Père Guinardon has a long-standing, secret romantic relationship with his housekeeper Zéphyrine. With Père Guinardon (romantic): Père Guinardon has a long-standing, secret romantic…

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Character Web

11 connections

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PGPère GuinardonMDMaurice d'Espa…MGMichel GuinardonOCOctavieMDMadame de la V…ZÉZéphyrine

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Artists and Servants
  • Protagonist
  • Rebellious Angels and Mortals

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Narrative arc

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

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

This is the story’s dramatic climax because Arcade, the angel who rebelled to bring enlightenment, abandons hi…

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