Who was Deborah?
Deborah was the wife of Charles. Her identity was taken exclusively by Juliet in the real world. In Pauline’s visions of Borovnia, Deborah starts off as a plasticine figure with Juliet’s features, but she eventually becomes a real vision of Juliet, in the key ‘seduction’ scene with John-the-boarder (see 3.1.11.5). Deborah was always dressed in romantic, flowing dresses and gowns, and she was always smiling and laughing. I have received many comments about how carefully-crafted and beautifully-portrayed are the fantasy images of Juliet (Kate Winslet) in her Deborah incarnations. Jackson went out of his way to make Deborah a very appealing character for the audience.
