Madame Bovary: karakterler, zaman çizelgesi ve mekânlar

Charles struggles through medical training, passes his examination after a failure, and enters a marriage arranged by his mother.

Charles treats Monsieur Rouault’s broken leg, meets Emma, and begins visiting frequently.

Emma and Charles marry, celebrate with a large feast, and leave for Tostes.

Charles delights in married life, while Emma finds that marriage does not bring the joy she expects.

A ball at Vaubyessard draws Emma toward aristocratic luxury and leaves her absorbed in memories.

Charles arranges a move to Yonville for Emma’s health, and she burns her wedding bouquet before leaving.

Emma meets Léon at dinner in Yonville and discovers their shared interests.

Emma gives birth to Berthe and grows closer to Léon during a visit to the nurse.

Léon leaves to study in Paris after a strained farewell with Emma.

Rodolphe declares his love and draws Emma into an affair during a horse ride.

Charles operates on Hippolyte’s clubfoot, but severe complications lead Canivet to amputate the leg.

Emma prepares to leave Charles with Rodolphe, who delays their departure and resolves not to go.

Rodolphe ends the affair by letter, and Emma collapses into a prolonged illness.

Emma attends an opera in Rouen with Charles and unexpectedly meets Léon again.

Léon declares his love, and Emma’s efforts to resist give way to a long cab ride with him.

Lheureux encourages Emma to seek control over Charles’s finances, and she secures a trip to Rouen.

Emma makes weekly visits to Léon under cover of music lessons while Lheureux draws her into further borrowing.

Emma and Léon tire of their affair, and a demand for eight thousand francs brings a financial crisis.

Emma hides a seizure inventory from Charles and fails to find money to prevent the sale of her furniture.

After Rodolphe refuses financial help, Emma swallows arsenic and dies despite attempts to save her.

Charles demands an elaborate burial while Homais spreads a false account of accidental poisoning.

Rouault joins Charles at Emma’s funeral, and Justin later weeps secretly at her grave.

Charles discovers Emma’s affairs and dies; Berthe eventually works in a cotton mill, while Homais receives the honor he seeks.