# A Journal of the Plague Year — Character guide

> Key figures in A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe.

- [H.F.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/narrator.md): The narrator and focal character, a saddler who remains in London during the plague.
- [John Hayward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/john_hayward.md): A sea captain and friend of the narrator who provides news from abroad.
- [Thomas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/thomas.md): The narrator's brother, who leaves London with his family early in the plague.
- [Dr. Heath](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/dr_heath.md): A physician consulted by the narrator about plague remedies.
- [Richard Nay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/richard_nay.md): A joiner who helps bury the dead and later falls ill.
- [Solomon Eagle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/solomon_eagle.md): A Quaker who walks through London prophesying doom with a pan of fire.
- [John Cock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/john_cock.md): A man who dies of the plague after being shut up in his house.
- [Sir Robert Clayton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/sir_robert_clayton.md): A wealthy merchant and Lord Mayor of London during the plague.
- [Sir Charles Doe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/sir_charles_doe.md): A gentleman who provides accounts of plague deaths in his parish.
- [Captain Richard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/captain_richard.md): A ship captain who brings goods from Holland during the plague.
- [Master of the House](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/master_of_the_house.md): The head of a household where the narrator lodges during the plague.
- [My Master](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/my_master.md): The narrator's employer, a saddler, who leaves London early in the plague.
- [A Doctor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/a_doctor.md): An unnamed physician who treats plague patients and advises the narrator.
- [Mr. ⸻](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/mr_blank.md): A merchant and friend of the narrator who stays in London during the plague.
- [Lord](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/lord.md): A nobleman who issues orders for plague containment in London.
- [Our Travellers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/our_travellers.md): A group of people fleeing London who are described collectively.
- [The Officers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/the_officers.md): Parish officials who enforce quarantine and burial orders.
- [Servants](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/servants.md): Domestic servants who care for the sick and die in large numbers.
- [Constable](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/constable.md): A parish constable who enforces plague regulations.
- [The Quakers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/the_quakers.md): A religious group noted for their calm response to the plague.
- [The Dutch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/the_dutch.md): Dutch traders who bring goods to London during the plague.
- [Forsooth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/forsooth.md): A character who appears in a comic anecdote about a plague victim.
- [Rachel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/rachel.md): A woman who loses her family to the plague and is mentioned briefly.
- [Ford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/ford.md): A man who dies of the plague and is mentioned in a list of victims.
- [Giles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/giles.md): A parish in London heavily affected by the plague.
- [King James](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/james.md): The former king of England, mentioned in historical context.
- [Andrew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/andrew.md): A parish in London mentioned in plague statistics.
- [Bride](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/bride.md): A parish in London mentioned in plague statistics.
- [Providence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/providence.md): A personification of divine guidance mentioned by the narrator.

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