Therese Timeline and Summary

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Therese Timeline and Summary

  • Rousseau returns from Italy and meets a shy woman named Therese. He's instantly smitten.
  • The pair gets married and quickly starts having babies.
  • Rousseau abandons all the babies in various orphanages, but we never get to hear whether Therese is on board with this plan.
  • Therese moves to the Hermitage with Rousseau and Mme d'Epinay.
  • When Rousseau starts having an affair with Mme d'Houdetot, Therese never openly objects. But she goes behind Rousseau's back to read his secret correspondences.
  • Therese accompanies Rousseau back to Geneva after the blasphemy accusations come down.
  • Wherever he goes, she goes. The couple finally lands in England after a long and tiring journey.