Humbert Humbert

Humbert Humbert is the unreliable narrator and protagonist of Lolita. He is portrayed by James Mason in the 1962 film adaptation and by Jeremy Irons in that of 1997. 
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=== Personality ===
== Biography ==
"Humbert Humbert""Humbert Humbert" is a pseudonym under which he narrates Lolita. His real name remains unknown. is a European professor and writer with an infatuation for "nymphets", which are underage girls that he deems sexually promiscuous. He manages to seduce the reader with his gift for beautiful language, but he is nonetheless capable of rape and murder, especially once he obtains his life-changing lust for the "perfect nymphet", twelve-year-old Dolores Haze, whom he calls "Lolita". He then marries her mother, Charlotte Haze, though only to remain close to Dolores. Miserable in his marriage to Charlotte and still infatuated with his now-stepdaughter, Humbert contemplates murdering Charlotte. She eventually learns of his intentions with her daughter and threatens to have the police involved, but is killed in a car accident just before she is able to do so. Humbert uses her death as an opportunity to kidnap Dolores, and together they embark on a road trip across the States. During this time, he often rapes and sexually abuses her, giving her sleeping pills in order to do so while she is unconscious. Humbert and Dolores then settle in Beardsley, where Dolores is enrolled in school. She soon grows disillusioned with Humbert's possessiveness and runs away with Clare Quilty, who directs pornographic films of children. Humbert desperately searched for Dolores for years before receiving a letter from her, now aged 17, married, and pregnant. He arrives at her home and offers that she come with him, but she refuses. She also reveals that Quilty had been the man for whom she left Humbert, causing him to murder Quilty just after leaving her home. Humbert then realizes that he has robbed Dolores of her childhood with his disgusting and selfish "love" for her and begins to regret his actions, slipping into a depressive state. He becomes increasingly self-aware as he reminisces on his days with Dolores while in prison, awaiting trial for the murder of Quilty. Dolores, however, unfortunately passed away during childbirth, and Humbert dies of heart failure soon after. 
== Relationships ==
=== Dolores Haze ===
=== Annabelle Leigh ===
=== Charlotte Haze ===
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