Juliet Clarke

Juliet Clarke, a character in the A Very Scandalous Proposal book, is the docent of the Barrington estate. She is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Juliet has long brown hair and blue eyes. She wears emerald earrings, an emerald necklace and a gray blouse.

Personality
Juliet is a prim and proper, poised professional. Her exterior shell starts to crack when she warms to Cecile and you only if you take her premium scene. Otherwise, she remains cool and will believe that you have no business at Barrington when "your" scandalous article is revealed.

Background
Juliet's father was a history teacher at the Barrington Village school while her mother was Simon/Ava Montjoy's father's governess. Although she was on the outskirts of the Montjoys' "world", she learned about them, their societal nuances, and how the family figured into English history. Her mother loved the Montjoys especially and her father was like an encyclopedia, more knowledgeable than Burke's Peerage . As the docent, she tends to the Barrington estate the way her mother tended to the Montjoy children and understands its history as her father did.

A Very Scandalous Proposal

 * Chapter 1: The Mysterious Heir
 * Chapter 8: The Royal Ascot
 * Chapter 10: Treachery Afoot
 * Chapter 11: The Plot Thickens
 * Chapter 13: Facing the Music
 * Chapter 15: Weathering the Storm (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 16: The Next Generation

Your Character
Although she is shown introducing you in the aristocratic society's ball, you first meet her when you take a tour of the Barrington estate with your friend, Nigel. Her tour is very factual and dry to your dismay as you wanted scandal and intrigue; instead she talks about the mechanics of the dumb waiter system and the flooring and tapestries. She is the one to point out Lord/Lady Montjoy to you and the rest of the tourists.

Her opinion and attitude changes on whether or not you ask for her help in Chapter 8 before the Royal Ascot. If you take the premium lesson with her, she is nicer and kinder to you and becomes your ally. If you don't, she reminds you not to embarrass the Montjoys by gawping. In Chapter 10, as your ally with Cecile, she doesn't understand why you'd betray the Montjoys; as your acquaintance, she angrily joins in the accusations and Cecile is nowhere to be seen.

In Chapter 13, if you help her and Cecile with the gift shop, Juliet improves her speech for the tours, making it more interesting for the visitors. If you don't help them, she'll continue to talk about dumb waiters to their confusion.

Cecile Whiting
If you take an etiquette lesson with Juliet in Chapter 8, you see the little glances that she and Cecile Whiting, the estate manager, exchange. When you mention their mutual interest in each other, Juliet asks you not to mention it to the Montjoys as they are both employees of the estate and it would be frowned upon. You also encourage their interest in each other in Chapter 9, and if Juliet is your ally, both women will be confused as to your reasons behind the expose article in Chapter 10.

In Chapter 13, you overhear Juliet and Cecile talking about the Barrington finances, that Barrington is losing money everyday and the tours are not making enough. If you decide to help, you can help streamline their gift shop merchandise and give Juliet suggestions on how she can improve the tour.

In Chapter 17, if you did not take the lesson with Juliet, you discover that both women are not dating nor confessed their feelings or interests in each other. If you did take the lesson, they thank you for your support and tell you that they've decided to pursue a relationship with each other.

Trivia

 * Her character model resembles Vanessa Blackwood from Mother of the Year.
 * In Chapter 11, Juliet is considered as the source of the tabloid article, but she is discounted due to the fact that she does not have access to the private areas of Barrington House, and thus, could not reach Simon/Ava Montjoy's finacee's quarters.