Charlotte Haze

Charlotte HumbertPreviously known as Charlotte Haze. (née Becker) is a supporting character in Lolita as the mother of Dolores "Lolita" Haze and later wife of Humbert Humbert. She is portrayed by Shelley Winters in the 1962 film adaptation and Melanie Griffith in that of 1997.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Humbert describes Charlotte as having, "a shiny forehead, plucked eyebrows, & quite simple but not unattractive features that may be defined as a weak solution of Marlene Dietrich." She has "bronze brown" hair & "very wide-set sea-green eyes."
=== Personality ===
Charlotte is smart enough to impress neighbors at a bridge gathering or a book club, but ultimately is just a bourgeois housewife who aspires to be sophisticated & cultured. She is vain, shallow, & more than a little naive. Her trust is very easy to win, & she craves affirmation. She's a bit of a gossip, & very social. She has a short temper when Dolores is involved in any way, but still maintains some love towards her. Despite some of her negative traits, Charlotte is still a mother at core, as she was disgusted and shocked at Humbert’s lust for her daughter and planned to have the police involved once she found out, and later intended to leave with Dolores due to Humbert, showing a protective side (however, this was also due to being humiliated by Humbert actually finding her repulsive).
== Biography ==
Charlotte Haze is a widow & single mother to Dolores. One summer she rents a room to Humbert Humbert, & falls in love with him over the summer. After sending Dolores to a camp, she writes Humbert a letter confessing her love for him, & when he says he loves her too, they get married & become man & wife. Humbert tries to drug Charlotte & even considers killing her when she brings up sending Lo to boarding school, but she remains blindly faithful. One day she discovers Humbert's diary, & confronts him with threats of divorce & charges. However, on her way to call the cops, she is killed in a car crash. 
== Relationships ==
=== Dolores Haze ===
Charlotte & Lo have a very strained relationship, with fault on both sides. Charlotte thinks Lo spoils her plans & is an improper little girl, & Lo thinks her mother does not love her & is desperate to feel young & beautiful again. The two women harbor love for each other, but their relationship is still very explosive & volatile. 
=== Humbert Humbert ===
Charlotte is very smitten by Humbert Humbert, & thinks he is an intellectually refined & cultured man. She dotes on him & tries to win his affections constantly, only to be scorned again & again. She was oblivious to his infatuation with Dolores. She worships the ground he walks on & treats him reverentially, but quickly turns on him when he breaks her heart, especially when he reveals his lust for her underage daughter, underage referring the the fact she is not yet 16 years old, a fact that clearly causes Charlotte to hate his guts afterwards. 
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