During his time in a seminary, this character is mentored by Pirard, who later recommends this figure for a position which sees him deliver a memorized message to the Duke of Angoulême. This character receives pre-written romantic letters from Prince Korsakoff to help seduce a woman who compares him to her executed ancestor Boniface. After his death, this character's severed head is placed in a marbled cave by his lover. His relationship with Mathilde de la Mole is later derailed by the revelation of this character's affair with his student Mme. de Rênal, whom this character is executed for shooting. For 10 points, name this overly ambitious 
During his time in a seminary, this character is mentored by Pirard, who later recommends this figure for a position which sees him deliver a memorized message to the Duke of Angoulême. This character receives pre-written romantic letters from Prince Korsakoff to help seduce a woman who compares him to her executed ancestor Boniface. After his death, this character's severed head is placed in a marbled cave by his lover. His relationship with Mathilde de la Mole is later derailed by the revelation of this character's affair with his student Mme. de Rênal, whom this character is executed for shooting. For 10 points, name this overly ambitious protagonist of Stendhal's The Red and the Black.
During his time in a seminary, this character is mentored by Pirard, who later recommends this figure for a position which sees him deliver a memorized message to the Duke of Angoulême.
Julien {Sorel} [or {Julien} Sorel]