# Madame Derville — The Red and the Black character guide

> Madame Derville in The Red and the Black by Stendhal.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the acute Madame Derville, madame Derville, Madame

**First appearance:** 0009-chapter-ix-an-evening-in-the-country

## Who they are

Madame de Rênal's cousin and confidante, who observes her affair with Julien.

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