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THE RED AND THE BLACK
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The Red and the Black
ORIGINAL TITLE
ORIGINAL TITLE
Le Rouge et le Noir
Le Rouge et le Noir
Author: Stendhal (Henri Beyle)
Original publication date: November 1830
Genre: Psychological novel, Bildungsroman
LANGUAGES
FRENCH
ENGLISH
SPANISH
SUMMARY
PLOT
PLOT
Julien is only a carpenter's son, but dreams of following in the footsteps of his hero, Napoleon. However, in Julien's time, men gain power in the Church and not in the army. Even though he is training to become a priest, Julien decides to seduce the mayor's wife of the provincial town Verrières, Mme. de Rênal. They become lovers, but M. Valenod, the mayor's political adversary, finds out about the affair and begins to spread rumors, but he has o evidence.
CLIMAX
CLIMAX
M. de Rênal is profoundly embarrassed, but his wife convinces him that the rumors are false. M. Chélan, the town priest and Julien's mentor, sends him to the Besançon seminary to avoid any further scandal.
The director of the seminary, M. Pirard, likes Julien and encourages him to become a great priest. Julien does very well at the seminary, but only because he wants to make a fortune and succeed in French society. Julien become in The Marquis de la Mole's personal secretary in Paris.
He tries to fit in among the nobles but they treat him as a social inferior. However, the Marquis's daughter, Mathilde, falls in love with Julien and they become lovers. When Mathilde gets pregnant and tells the Marquis about her affair, he is furious, but soon ennobles Julien so Mathilde can marry him
DENOUEMENT
DENOUEMENT
Julien finally has the aristocratic title he always wanted. But Mme. de Rênal sends the Marquis a letter denouncing Julien as a womanizer only concerned with making his fortune. The Marquis then refuses to let Mathilde marry Julien, who furiously returns to Verrières and shoots Mme. de Rênal. She survives, but Julien is sentenced to death anyway. Mme. de Rênal forgives Julien and dies of love three days after his execution.
NEW WORDS
1) Duty Deber
2) Mayor Alcalde
3) Foolishly Neciamente
4) Resentful Resentido
5) Bad-mannered Malcriado
6) Affair Asunto
7) Peasant Campesino
8) Revenge Venganza
9 )Mistress Amante
10) Make deals with Hacer tratos con
PERSONAL OPINION
I really think what makes this novel interesting is our friend Julien.
He’s very inaccurate and that’s what makes him so completely human.
He constantly makes horrible mistakes, trips over himself, is mostly always way in over his head, but all of that just makes him more complex, and thus more intriguing.