The Mysteries of Udolpho

The Mysteries of Udolpho

by

Ann Radcliffe

Dorothée Character Analysis

Dorothée is the former servant of the Marchioness De Villeroi who eventually works for the Count De Villefort in the same chateau where her former mistress lived. She remains devoted to her dead former lady and initially refuses to open her locked chamber door. As a devoted servant, she resembles the character of Annette but comes from an earlier generation.

Dorothée Quotes in The Mysteries of Udolpho

The The Mysteries of Udolpho quotes below are all either spoken by Dorothée or refer to Dorothée. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Volume 4, Chapter 7 Quotes

It appeared, that Ludovico must have quitted these rooms by some concealed passage, for the Count could not believe, that any supernatural means had occasioned this event, yet, if there was any such passage, it seemed inexplicable why he should retreat through it, and it was equally surprising, that not even the smallest vestige should appear, by which his progress could be traced. In the rooms everything remained as much in order as if he had just walked out by the common way.

Related Characters: Emily St. Aubert, Ludovico, Marchioness De Villeroi, Count De Villefort, Dorothée
Page Number: 562
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Dorothée Quotes in The Mysteries of Udolpho

The The Mysteries of Udolpho quotes below are all either spoken by Dorothée or refer to Dorothée. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Marriage, Love, and Inheritance Theme Icon
).
Volume 4, Chapter 7 Quotes

It appeared, that Ludovico must have quitted these rooms by some concealed passage, for the Count could not believe, that any supernatural means had occasioned this event, yet, if there was any such passage, it seemed inexplicable why he should retreat through it, and it was equally surprising, that not even the smallest vestige should appear, by which his progress could be traced. In the rooms everything remained as much in order as if he had just walked out by the common way.

Related Characters: Emily St. Aubert, Ludovico, Marchioness De Villeroi, Count De Villefort, Dorothée
Page Number: 562
Explanation and Analysis: