Her mother has arranged the betrothal of the young woman to the Comte, unaware that this decision is really only going to result in her daughter become more collateral damage. While de Gercourt is about to become the victim of an insidious plot to ruin him on account of rejecting the Marquise for the Madame, it is important to realize that the whole time he is actually engaged to Cecilia. And destroy him she must after all, he damaged her vanity. Madame de Tourvel is essentially just collateral damage of little consequence in the strategic aim of plot to bring down Gercourt. Thus does the Marquise enlist the assistance of Valmont to seduce the woman whom she feels little actual emotion toward at all. Comte de Gercourtįormer lover of the Marquise whom he jilted in favor of de Tourvel. So callous in her disregard for the feelings of anyone else, in fact, that Valmont’s darker characteristics are put to the test. She is single-minded in her devotion to seeking revenge against de Gercourt. Marquise de MerteuilĮvery bit as intelligent, cynical and sophisticated as her former lover and perhaps more than his equal on the level of potential danger. Valmont’s goal in seducing de Tourvel is part of an alliance made to extract revenge on behalf of the Marquise against Count de Gercourt. One-time lover of Marquise de Merteuil, an unscrupulous libertine who with the trained eye of a predator has singled out the emotional weakness of the beautiful-and, more importantly, virtuous-Madame de Tourvel. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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