Penelope Judith is a supporting character in Who Made Me a Princess and the late biological mother of Jennette Margarita.
Appearance[]
As a young adult, Penelope had long, wavy brown hair that extended to the middle of her back with bangs styled straight across her forehead hanging above a pair of large, slanted peridot green eyes and a beauty mark right underneath the left side of her bottom lip.[1] After several years, her curly hair was cut short and brushed past her shoulders.[2]
As a noblewoman, Penelope was often dressed in lavish gowns, accessorized with fine jewelry and makeup.[1]
Personality[]
Penelope was an ambitious woman who desired a comfortable and luxurious life above all else. She was selfish and manipulative, capable of turning her back on those she deemed unnecessary. Rather than forming genuine bonds with others, Penelope chose to establish advantageous relationships that would allow her to achieve her goals.
Timeline[]
Background[]
As the daughter of a count, Penelope was betrothed to the second prince of the Obelian Empire, Claude de Alger Obelia. She was unsatisfied with her dim future as a mere duchess and coveted the powerful seat beside the future monarch of the empire. Thus, she convinced her father to delay the engagement announcement and seduced the first prince and heir to the throne, Anastacius de Alger Obelia. The two eventually became lovers and her engagement with Claude was canceled.
After obtaining the throne, Anastacius used Penelope to conduct an experiment, artificially creating a child filled with black magic. When Anastacius fell at the hands of Claude, Penelope fled the imperial palace while protecting her unborn child before she eventually found shelter at the House of Alpheus and desperately put her remaining faith into her child's future, believing the baby would be her solace before she soon died giving birth to her daughter, who would one day grow to become Jennette Margarita.[1]
Relationships[]
Claude de Alger Obelia[]
Despite being Claude's fiancée, Penelope was unsatisfied with her engagement to a prince who had no legitimacy to the throne that she decided to turn her back on Claude and seduce Anastacius de Alger Obelia, the rightful heir. Eventually, she was forced to flee after Claude murdered Anastacius.[1]
Years later, Claude keeps a shattered framed portrait of Penelope in his chambers as a reminder of her betrayal and to remember not to trust others.[2]
Anastacius de Alger Obelia[]
Penelope approached Anastacius with the intentions of securing her place as wife to the future emperor of Obelia. Anastacius harbored a grudge against his talented younger brother Claude de Alger Obelia and accepted her as a lover.
He later conducted an experiment using Penelope and black magic to artificially create a child that would possess enough power to surpass Claude’s. After Anastacius was murdered, Penelope was forced to flee.[1]
Jennette Margarita[]
Penelope allowed Anastacius de Alger Obelia to conduct an experiment with black magic, eventually conceiving Jennette through artificial means. After Anastacius was murdered, Penelope fled the imperial palace while carrying Jennette in her womb. As her last shred of hope, Penelope convinced herself that her unborn child will grant her the life she desired. She died during labor and thus never had an opportunity to develop a relationship with Jennette.[1]
Penelope and Jennette both resemble each other as they share the same brown hair that is curly at the end with square bangs and peridot-green eyes (after Lucas removes the Obelian Empire's mana from Jennette's eyes in Episode 113).
Roger Alpheus[]
Roger and Penelope were cousins. After Anastacius de Alger Obelia fell at the hands of his younger brother Claude de Alger Obelia, Penelope fled the imperial palace and sought shelter at Roger's home before she eventually died in the duke's mansion during childbirth.[1]
Quotes[]
| “ | Father, delay the engagement announcement. | ” |
—Penelope Judith asking her father to cancel her engagement with Claude de Alger Obelia, Episode 23 | ||
| “ | Claude, I'll always be by your side. | ” |
—Penelope Judith to Claude de Alger Obelia, Episode 23 | ||
| “ | This child will take me to higher grounds. This child will do that for me...! | ” |
—Penelope Judith's last words about how Jennette Margarita will succeed her before passing away from childbirth, Episode 23 | ||
| “ | I'm sorry it came to this, Claude. | ” |
—Penelope Judith apologizing to Claude de Alger Obelia, Episode 101 | ||
Etymology[]
- The name Penelope is derived from the Greek language, meaning "weaver."[3]
- In Greek mythology, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, who continued a burial shroud every night to ward off potential suitors as she faithfully waited for her husband's return.[3]
- Penelope's surname Judith is derived from the Hebrew word יְהוּדִית (Yehudit), meaning "woman of Judea."[4]
- Judith appeared in the Old Testament as one of Esau's wives, while the deuterocanonical Book of Judith deals with a different character named Judith.[4]
Trivia[]
- Even though Penelope is Jennette Margarita's mother, Penelope is characterized with an almost opposite personality than her daughter.[5]
List of Appearances[]
- Episode 3 (mentioned)
- Episode 11
- Episode 12
- Episode 23 (The Lovely Princess)
- Episode 28 (flashback)
- Episode 62 (flashback)
- Episode 83 (flashback)
- Episode 91 (mentioned)
- Episode 101 (flashback)
- Episode 110 (flashback)
Gallery[]
References[]
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