# Agnes Grey — Character guide

> Key figures in Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë.

- [Agnes Grey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/agnes_grey.md): The protagonist and narrator, a governess who seeks independence and faces hardships.
- [Rosalie Murray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/rosalie_murray.md): A beautiful, flirtatious pupil of Agnes who marries for wealth and status.
- [Matilda Murray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/matilda_murray.md): The younger, tomboyish Murray sister, rough and unrefined.
- [Edward Weston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/edward_weston.md): The kind, principled curate who becomes Agnes's love interest.
- [Mr. Hatfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_hatfield.md): The pompous, self-important rector who pursues Rosalie.
- [Mary Ann](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mary_ann.md): Agnes's elder sister, a supportive and sensible confidante.
- [Mr. Bloomfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_bloomfield.md): Agnes's first employer, a harsh and neglectful father.
- [Nancy Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/nancy_brown.md): A poor, pious cottager who becomes a friend to Agnes.
- [Lady Ashby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/lady_ashby.md): Rosalie's mother-in-law, a proud and domineering aristocrat.
- [Mrs. Bloomfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mrs_bloomfield.md): The weak, ineffectual mother of the Bloomfield children.
- [Thomas Ashby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/thomas_ashby.md): Rosalie's wealthy but dissolute husband.
- [Charles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/charles.md): One of the Bloomfield children, a spoiled and troublesome boy.
- [Mr. Robson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_robson.md): The coarse, drunken uncle of the Bloomfield children.
- [Fanny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/fanny.md): A young servant at the Murray household.
- [Mr. Murray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_murray.md): The squire of Horton Lodge, father of Rosalie and Matilda.
- [Mark Wood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mark_wood.md): A poor, sickly cottager visited by Agnes and Weston.
- [Richard Grey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/richard_grey.md): Agnes's father, a poor clergyman who loses his fortune.
- [Mr. Green](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/young_mr_green.md): A wealthy young gentleman courted by Rosalie.
- [The Misses Green](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/misses_green.md): Two sisters, acquaintances of the Murray family.
- [Mr. Richardson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_richardson.md): A clergyman who assists Agnes in finding a teaching position.
- [Henry Meltham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/henry_meltham.md): A young gentleman who flirts with Rosalie.
- [Sir Hugh Meltham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/hugh_meltham.md): A local baronet and father of Henry Meltham.
- [Lord F—](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/lord_f.md): A nobleman mentioned as a potential suitor for Rosalie.
- [Miss Bloomfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/miss_bloomfield.md): The eldest Bloomfield daughter, a quiet child.
- [Lady Meltham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/lady_meltham.md): Mother of Henry Meltham, a local aristocrat.

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