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25 Cards in this Set
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Short novel traces the |
complete life's story of its title character |
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Orphaned at an early age and then |
raised by her Aunt, Mme Raquin |
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Thérèse's only real companion was |
her sickly cousin Camille |
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Camille was lazy but |
adored by his mother |
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The family relocate to |
Paris |
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Mme Raquin suggests a |
marriage between the cousins |
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Camille's strong and independent friend |
Laurent becomes Thérèse's lover |
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A vivifying and satisfying affair ensues |
between the emotional Thérèse and hearty Laurent |
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They decide that the affair cannot continue and they must |
get rid of Camille so that they can marry |
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Camille, Laurent and Thérèse take a boat trip |
on the River Seine |
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Laurent chokes Camille and |
makes it look like a freak drowning accident |
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Over the next 18 months, the couple feel |
increasingly haunted by their victim |
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They see visions of |
Camille's corpse in every aspect of their lives |
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They get married and settle |
into Mme Raquin's apartment |
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The couple try to forget |
about Camille and his frightful ghost |
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The couple grow to |
hate one another |
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They are both |
racked with guilt and insomnia |
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Laurent tries to |
paint, but he can only seem to paint Camille |
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Mme Raquin becomes |
increasingly immobilised and is eventually paralysed & helpless |
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Mme Raquin finally learns |
the shocking truth about her beloved son's death |
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The couple try to |
escape one another's unbearable company in new ways (fighting, drinking, cheating) |
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Eventually they both plan to |
murder one another at the same moment |
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The revelation of |
the couple's schemes reduces them both to tears |
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They both drink the poison that |
Laurent was preparing for Thérèse |
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They fall dead at |
the feet of Mme Raquin, who gloats over the morbid spectacle |
