Charlotte Grayson
Charlotte Grayson, later known as Charlotte Clarke, is a fictional character on the television drama Revenge (2011–2015), portrayed by Christa B. Allen. She is Victoria Grayson's youngest child, but has little in common with her mother; unlike the cold, ruthless Victoria, Charlotte is naïve, loving, open, and forgiving. Like Emily Thorne, Charlotte is intelligent, defying expectations in school with her perfect academic record. She was also a substance abuser and, as the seasons progress, she becomes increasingly emotionally unstable. Description Charlotte is the youngest daughter in both the Grayson and Clarke families. The legal daughter of Conrad and Victoria Grayson, Charlotte is actually the result of her mother's affair with David Clarke. She has two older half-brothers, Daniel Grayson, and Patrick Osbourne, and an older half-sister, Amanda Clarke. A straight-A student, she defies expectations with her perfect academic record at school. Unlike the rest of her family, Charlotte has a moral compass and has never done anything to intentionally harm someone for her own benefit. Subsequently, Charlotte has a troubled relationship with her cold, ruthless mother, and is torn between keeping her family together and trying to break away from them. Character arc Season one In the episode "Duplicity", it is revealed that Victoria often questions whether she should have had Charlotte. Hurt, Charlotte breaks off communication with her mother for a time and begins acting out. Later during season one, Emily and Charlotte share a closer relationship, as Charlotte sometimes goes to Emily when she is having family troubles. In an interview with journalist Mason Treadwell, David Clarke reveals that Victoria had given birth to a Charlotte while romantically involved with him, making Charlotte Emily's younger half-sister. When Emily tells Charlotte that Daniel proposed, Emily asks if it is alright with her. Charlotte responds positively, stating she always wanted a sister in her life. After Emily finds out that Charlotte is her sister, she goes to great lengths to prevent her from getting hurt. Emily changes her plan to expose Charlotte's paternity after seeing Charlotte and Conrad getting on the right track again. When Charlotte's paternity is revealed, Emily is deeply saddened that Charlotte has found out in the worst way possible. ("Perception") Charlotte has a hard time dealing with the lies and betrayal in her family, and begins drinking and stealing narcotic pain-killers. Her boyfriend, Declan Porter, advises her to see a therapist. Her grandfather refuses to allow this, however, saying that if she were to tell someone their family's secrets, the family name would be ruined. Charlotte prefers the truth over her family's reputation, but her grandfather threatens to destroy Declan's chance at attending Prep school and so Charlotte reluctantly complies, taking prescription pills instead of getting help from a therapist. Emily notices Charlotte taking pills at her engagement party and looks hurt and confused that Charlotte would resort to such measures. However, Emily isn't able to speak to her before Victoria shows up, and Charlotte, not wanting to deal with Victoria, walks away ("Chaos"). Charlotte goes