Charlotte Haze

Charlotte Haze es la segunda esposa de Humbert Humbert (convirtiéndose así en Charlotte Humbert) y la madre de Dolores Haze. Humbert se casa con Charlotte para acercarse a la niña; eventualmente, Charlotte descubre sus verdaderos deseos y lo deja furiosamente, solo para ser golpeada y asesinada inmediatamente por un automóvil.

(In English)

Charlotte Haze is the second wife of Humber Humbert (her name becomes Charlotte Humbert after marriage) and the mother of Dolores Haze. Humbert marries Charlotte in order to get closer to Dolores; eventually Charlotte discovers his true intentions and leaves him furiously, only to be hit and killed by a car.

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.

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).

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, a fact that clearly causes Charlotte to hate his guts afterwards.

Trivia

 * Charlotte is portrayed by Melanie Griffith & Shelley Winters.