# Candida — Character guide

> Key figures in Candida by George Bernard Shaw.

- [James Mavor Morell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/candida_se/characters/james_mavor_morell.md): A Christian Socialist clergyman, husband of Candida, confident in his moral authority.
- [Eugene Marchbanks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/candida_se/characters/eugene_marchbanks.md): A shy, poetic young man deeply in love with Candida, challenging Morell's worldview.
- [Candida Morell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/candida_se/characters/candida_morell.md): Morell's wife, a practical and perceptive woman who manages her household with quiet strength.
- [Proserpine Garnett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/candida_se/characters/proserpine_garnett.md): Morell's typist, secretly in love with him, sharp-tongued but loyal.
- [Alexander Mill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/candida_se/characters/alexander_mill.md): A young curate assisting Morell, eager and somewhat naive.
- [Mr. Burgess](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/candida_se/characters/mr_burgess.md): Candida's father, a coarse but good-natured businessman.
- [Maria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/candida_se/characters/maria.md): The Morells' maid, appears briefly in household scenes.

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