Summary of the lady of Camille
I have read a famous novel written by Alexander Dumas, which is called the lady of Camille.
Dumas (27th, July, 1824 – 27th, November, 1895) was a French author and dramatist; also he was the illegitimate son Alexander Dumas, père.He was raised by his seamstre mother until his father legally recognized him and aumed responsibility for his care.The novel was adopted by his own experience.Dumas was so sad of his lover’s death that in the memory of his favorite he wrote this novel.The name of the hero, Armand Duval, is a thin disguise for he himself.
The novel told a sad love story.It has impreed readers from all aver the world deeply.Many are moved by the true love between hero and heroine.It is written in a flashback.The whole story was known by a long conversation between Armand Duval and the writer.
Marguerite is a poor girl once lived in the countryside.For her family, she goes to Paris, where she starts her crazy and miserable life.She is such a beautiful lady that noblemen in Paris scramble to gain her favour.She has become a popular lady.She loves to bring a bunch of camellia with her wherever she goes, so she is called “the lady of Camille”.
Marguerite has developed a pulmonary disease.For curing the disease, she goes to drink the waters.She meets a noble girl who has the similar appearance and figure with her.But the poor girl dies soon.So a duck, the father of the dead girl, offers all her expense in daily life on one condition that she changes the way of life now.But, she can’t do it, the old duck cuts down half of the money; as a result, Marguerite is in debt.
When she comes back to Paris, she meets a young middle cla lover Armand Duval who does the unpardonable thing of falling jealously in love with her and breaking all convention of what\'s expected between a courtesan and her admirers.He, of course, has 英译091 成琪 200910812020pc 第 1 页 2013/3/28
no way of sustaining the standard of living which she is accustomed.
She is moved by Armand Duval’s enthusiasm, she wants get rid of the boring life in Paris and lives with Armand in the countryside.She decides to raise a sum of money alone, so she asked Armand to leave for one night.Then in her new house, a confrontation between the jealous Armand and her rich admirers and \"benefactors\" takes place.For the first time she sticks up for her lover -- making a life choice -- and they are left indignantly and alone.
Armand becomes depreed, his career seems doomed by the intolerance of French society, and he knows that he will never be able to support Marguerite to the level of life she deserves.Unbeknownst to Armand, his father comes to plead for Marguerite to leave Armand to save both his son\'s reputation and that of his younger innocent sister -- whom is also tainted by the scandal.To prove her love, she agrees and leaves Armand.She returns to Paris where she despairingly throws herself back into her old lifestyle.Armand can\'t believe she has left and searches for her -- finally finding her in Paris in the arms of a new lover.He is sad to see such a scene and decides to give up her.
Time paes.The two accidentally meet again in public.Marguerite is now in the company of another beautiful courtesan and Armand begins paying court not to her but to her friend trying to strike back at Marguerite out of his own sense of hurt.Deathly ill, Marguerite visits Armand one last time to plead for stopping humiliating her, and they make love again -- both unable to deny the paion for each other.But Marguerite is haunted by guilt that she can only harm Armand and remember her promise to his father -- she abandons him yet again as he sleeps.
Armand is incensed when he wakes.Finding Marguerite at a grand ball with all society around, he approaches her and hands her an envelope stuffed full of money and says something really hurts Marguerite, who collapses as he walks out.
Abandoned by all her friends from the humiliation of Armand’s
action, exposed publicly for what she really is, she dies pennile, painfully and alone--cast off by all the men that were once infatuated with her.
In prologue, Armand is given Marguerite\'s diary in which he finally learns of her illne and her undying love for him along with the extent of anguish that he caused.
