monsieur homais

The town apothecary for Yonville-l'Abbaye, he is a pompous man who practices medicine illegally.…more

Characters

Emma Bovary

The daughter of a French farmer, she is beautiful but socially ambitious. She is portrayed as an irresponsible, immature, and neurotic woman who is unable to adjust to the realities of her life....
Charles Bovary

A dull but sincere man, he is a doctor in rural France. A visit to a farmer with a broken leg lead to his marriage to Emma Rouault, whose social ambitions are far greater than his own....
Monsieur Homais

The town apothecary for Yonville-lAbbaye, he is a pompous man who practices medicine illegally.more...
Berthe Bovary

Emma and Charles Bovarys daughter.more...
Rodolphe Boulanger

A wealthy landowner with an estate near Yonville....
Léon Dupuis

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Lheureux

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