Madame Bovary
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert, María Teresa Gallego UrrutiaThe 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
Characters in Madame Bovary
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Emma Bovary
A provincial doctor's wife whose romantic fantasies drive her toward affairs, debt, and ruin.
Supporting characters
Rodolphe Boulanger
A wealthy landowner who seduces Emma.
Charles Bovary
Emma's devoted but dull husband, a country officier de santé.
Léon Dupuis
A young law clerk with whom Emma has an affair.