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Hector Bowen / Prospero the Enchanter
Chandresh Christophe Lefevre is a successful theater producer who, in search of a new and exciting project, came up with the idea of a new kind of circus. He built a cadre of some of the best and most creative people he knew, and together they created Le Cirque des Rêves, the night circus. The circus is wildly popular and tours the world, drawing crowds and even inspiring a group of dedicated followers known as revêurs; however, Chandresh is unaware of its real purpose as the arena for the competition between the illusionist Celia Bowen and his assistant Marco Alisdair. In fact, Chandresh does not know about any of the real magic that runs his circus, though he often has his suspicions. He discovers the notebook that Marco uses to protect the circus members and is upset, but Marco simply erases his memory of the event. Eventually, however, Chandresh begins to drink heavily and cannot focus on other projects, and loses much of the control over the circus that he created. Hector Bowen capitalizes on his fragile mental state, and a secret conversation between the two leads Chandresh to attempt to kill Mr. A.H. Unfortunately, Chandresh’s aim is off, and he accidentally kills the clockmaker Herr Theissen instead.
Chandresh Lefevre Quotes in The Night Circus
The The Night Circus quotes below are all either spoken by Chandresh Lefevre or refer to Chandresh Lefevre. 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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Part 1: Primordium
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“My new game, as you so appropriately call it, is a circus.”
“A circus? How marvelous!”
“Like a carnival?”
“More than a carnival, more than a circus, really, like no circus anyone has ever seen.”
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Part 2: Illumination
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“There is a great deal more going on than we are privy to, of that I’m quite sure. I tried to talk to Chandresh, but it was like we were speaking two different languages. I do not like sitting idly by when something clearly isn’t right.”
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Part 3: Intersections
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“I cannot leave. I am not allowed. I must remain here, and I must continue with this nonsense, as you so aptly put it. You are going to return to your drinking and your parties and you will not even remember that we had this conversation.”
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Part 5: Divination
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“I’m not going to give you your memory back. I don’t know if I could even if I tried, though Widge could probably manage it. At this point, I don’t think you need that weight on you. I think looking forward will be better than looking back.”
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Chandresh Lefevre Quotes in The Night Circus
The The Night Circus quotes below are all either spoken by Chandresh Lefevre or refer to Chandresh Lefevre. 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:
).
Part 1: Primordium
Quotes
“My new game, as you so appropriately call it, is a circus.”
“A circus? How marvelous!”
“Like a carnival?”
“More than a carnival, more than a circus, really, like no circus anyone has ever seen.”
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Part 2: Illumination
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“There is a great deal more going on than we are privy to, of that I’m quite sure. I tried to talk to Chandresh, but it was like we were speaking two different languages. I do not like sitting idly by when something clearly isn’t right.”
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Part 3: Intersections
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“I cannot leave. I am not allowed. I must remain here, and I must continue with this nonsense, as you so aptly put it. You are going to return to your drinking and your parties and you will not even remember that we had this conversation.”
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Part 5: Divination
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“I’m not going to give you your memory back. I don’t know if I could even if I tried, though Widge could probably manage it. At this point, I don’t think you need that weight on you. I think looking forward will be better than looking back.”
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