Charlotte Marshall

Charlotte Marshall is a main character of '''The Witch Diaries. ''' Charlotte is the mother of the powerful witch Lily Chamberlain, the daughter she had with Benjamin Chamberlain.

History
Charlotte Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California on June 6, 1991, into the Marshall Family. Charlotte was adopted by another family. She was kicked out when she was 13.

Personality and Traits
"I live in the now. If I feel something, I act. If I want something, I take it. I won't choose the dead over the living, so why are you?"

- Charlotte to Ben

Charlotte is described as tough as nails and she can, at times, be protective. She can be somewhat of a tomboy, in that she doesn't buy into the usual expectations held for teenage girls; she scoffs at high school pretenses, doesn't seem to get on well with other girls, and holds her own against her male counterparts. Charlotte is at times immature, impulsive and tends to speak before she thinks, which can get her into trouble. She is a highly skilled manipulator with extremely questionable morals, she has proven she is willing to do anything to get what she wants (including betraying those she claims to care about). At times she is shown to value her friends but on the other hand, with only a small amount of remorse, is willing to sacrifice those friends to achieve her ends. Her unstoppable passion to find her biological family suggests an inner vulnerability that she often covers up with provocative or immature remarks and behavior. In her own way she is terrified of Ben, Charlotte tries to hide this but Ben always manages to see right through her.

Charlotte has a deep hatred for the witches of Los Angeles, partly because they used her for their own selfishness, and mainly because the witches tried to kill her unborn child.

"The witches that tried to kill my baby...they're worth nothing but death"

- Charlotte

She shows the ability to know where her baby is, even if she is hidden from her by a powerful spell. She is also a very protective mother; it is especially shown in the scene where she kills a witch, because she tried to kill her daughter, Lily Chamberlain. She puts her daughter's safety and fate before her own needs by giving up her daughter to Kai, even if it breaks her heart.

Charlotte's hatred for the witches became worse than ever mainly because they tried to kill her newborn daughter.

Charlotte goes on a rampage against those for making her give up Lily. She goes down a dark path, becoming ruthless, cold, and cruel. She shows herself with power and will be trying to find out who she is now.

Physical Appearance
Charlotte is a sexy/widely gorgeous female with light olive skin, hazel green eyes, and dark brown hair. Her hair is shoulder length and is usually worn loose, though sometimes is pulled up in a ponytail. She is tall with an athletic but slim figure.

According to Kai, Charlotte's daughter, Lily, looks just like Charlotte.

Powers
She is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant as she defeated, pregnant, witches that came to kill her and Lily; She uses objects to her advantage. She is very skilled with kick/punch combos Hayley faced, unarmed, four witches armed with machetes and crossbows and managed to kill them with her bare hands. This is because she trained under Ben and Kai.

Weaknesses
Charlotte possesses all the typical weaknesses of a human.

Lily Chamberlain
"Everything I do is for her."

- Charlotte to Ben about Lily

Charlotte is Lily's mother and it is shown various times that Charlotte strongly loves her daughter. When she first discovered she was pregnant, she attempted to abort the baby by ingesting posion, but when she couldn't resolve herself to do it she was attacked and she realized that she wasn't just protecting herself but the baby as well. She then learned that she will have a daughter. As time passed, Charlotte grew concerned that because she never had a loving mother in her life, she would not know how to be a good mother to her daughter, but eventually that faded and she grew to love the child deeply and like Ben, is dedicated to protecting her at all costs.

Benjamin Chamberlain
"Some time ago, I refused to trust you with our daughter. I took you from Lily. I was wrong. Take care of her."

- Ben to Charlotte

Ben saves her from a vampire sent to kill her. Ben takes her back to his house, after talking a lot Ben received a call form Kai, he tells Charlotte that the vampire lurking around to kill her is dead. Even though she had to go, Ben offers her to stay. She agrees and they end up having sex. Ben tells Charlotte he knows something about her family after noticing a special birthmark on her shoulder. Charlotte ends up in Los Angeles where she finds out that she is pregnant with Ben's child. Not keen to the idea at first, Ben has shown to care about his child in more than one occasion, fearing that someone might try to take her away from him. The relationship between Ben and the mother of his child has evolved along the series, both coming to a mutual understanding, while Ben also shows that he cares about her. After her encounter with Ben's mother on the other side and nearly killed by him along with her baby, Charlotte is shown by Ben their child's nursery after Charlotte decides to move back to the Mansion. Ben and Charlie share a moment in which Ben asks her what his mother has told her about him, Charlotte tells him "Nothing true", which shows that they now have a good relationship. Ben and Charlotte are friends and they work together in order to keep their child safe.

Malachai Parker
"I will always protect you. You have my word on that."

- Kai to Charlotte

The relationship between Kai and Charlotte began once Kai was made aware of Charlotte's pregnancy with his father;s child. A few days later Charlotte is reading Kai's journals and learn more about him and his feelings about his father. When Ben asks what about his son that inspires admiration, Charlotte says that Kai was kind to her. Once Kai and Charlotte are reunited, she slaps him and tells him not to make promises he can't keep. When a witch attempts to kill Charlotte's child in utero, Kai manages to keep her temperature down by holding her against him in the swimming pool until Ben unlinks them and the effects of the needle cease. Charlotte returns the favor. When Charlotte was about to die because Ben's mother's threat, Kai was very afraid of losing her and he decided to opened to her about what he felt.

Name

 * Charlotte is a female given name, a female form of the male name Charlot, a diminutive of Charles. It is of French origin meaning "free man" or "petite". ... These women are usually identified as Charlotte with an appended title rather than a surname: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
 * Marshall Name Meaning. English and Scottish: status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al 'marshal'. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah 'horse', 'mare' + scalc 'servant').

Tropes

 * Charlotte is a no holds barred Alpha Bitch !
 * She is a Femme Fatale : beautiful, free spirited and manipulative.
 * Suffers from Chronic Backstabbing Disorder - on the receiving end. Both metaphorically and literally.
 * Although she looks like Dumb, she actually has Hidden Depths . Although externally she is an Alpha Bitch, she is deeply hurt by being betrayed so many times. Deep down she just wants to be a normal girl and go to a dance without being stabbed in the back or poisoned.
 * A Day in the Limelight - frequent flashbacks that focus on her history and her family's.