Twenty Years After · Character

Gondy

The coadjutor of Paris, a priest with a swordsman's instincts and a politician's appetite, preaching peace while arming the barricades.

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Also known as Monsieur de Gondy, Abbé de Gondy, Monsieur le Coadjuteur

First appearance: The Beggar of St. Eustache

As a supporting figure in Twenty Years After, Gondy is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The coadjutor, seen officiating mass at Notre Dame, courting popularity.

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Gondy is the Fronde's most dangerous kind of operator: a man of the cloth who understands that a well-timed riot is worth a hundred sermons. He cultivates the people, flatters the great, and keeps his own counsel so carefully that even his allies cannot say where his ambition ends and his faith begins. In the early arc he is the quiet engine of Parisian unrest, the man who can make a crowd appear or vanish with a word, and whose friendship is as perilous as his enmity.

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Character groups

Frondeurs and Royal Court
Servants and Loyalists

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological and political reversal of Madame de Longueville…

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VII: Touches Upon the Strange Effects a Half-Pistole May Have Upon a Beadle and a Chorister
The coadjutor, seen officiating mass at Notre Dame, courting popularity.
The Abbé Scarron
The coadjutor, enters the salon and exchanges secret words with Aramis.
The Beggar of St. Eustache
Visits the Palais Royal, is slighted, then begins organizing a rebellion with Louvières and curates.
The Tower of St. Jacques de la Boucherie
Coordinates the Fronde uprising, meeting with Planchet, Rochefort, and the mendicant in the tower.
The Riot
Leads the nocturnal preparations and later calms the crowd, securing the marshal's promise.
XLVIII: The Riot Becomes a Revolution
Coadjutor who mediates between the queen and the people, securing the release order.
XLIX: Misfortune Refreshes the Memory
The coadjutor, more powerful than the monarchy, advises Rochefort to let Beaufort continue his journey, sensing the queen's intent for a counterstroke.
The Carriage of Monsieur le Coadjuteur
The Coadjuteur whose carriage is stolen by d'Artagnan; his arms on the carriage allow the deception.
The Battle of Charenton
The coadjutor (Gondy) leads the Frondeur forces, performs acts of valor, and tries to reform his regiment after Chanleu falls.

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