
In 1827, Berthet, the son of a craftsman and a young seminarian, was tried and sentenced to death for murdering his former mistress, the wife of a noble who had hired him as tutor to his children.

Louise de Rénal

Julien Sorel

Mathilde de la Môle

Marquis de la Môle

Monsieur de Rénal

Madame Derville