# Clotel — Character guide

> Key figures in Clotel by William Wells Brown.

- [William Wells Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/william_wells_brown.md): Narrator and author who appears as a character, recounting his own escape from slavery.
- [Clotel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/clotel.md): Tragic quadroon heroine, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, sold into slavery and seeking freedom.
- [Georgiana Carlton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/georgiana_carlton.md): Kind-hearted Southern woman who marries and helps slaves escape.
- [Horatio Green](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/horatio_green.md): Northern man who marries Georgiana and becomes an abolitionist.
- [Sam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/sam.md): Clever slave who aids in escapes and provides comic relief.
- [Mr. Peck](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_peck.md): Hypocritical slaveholding parson who owns Clotel.
- [Mr. Carlton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_carlton.md): Wealthy slaveholder and father of Georgiana.
- [Currer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/currer.md): Clotel's mother, a slave sold away from her daughter.
- [Mr. Green](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_green.md): Slaveholding family; George Green is a young man who reforms.
- [Henry Morton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/henry_morton.md): Kind doctor who marries Althesa and tries to protect her.
- [Althesa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/althesa.md): Clotel's sister, sold into slavery and married to Henry Morton.
- [Mr. Devenant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_devenant.md): French planter who buys and mistreats Althesa.
- [Aunt Polly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/aunt_polly.md): Elderly slave woman who cares for children.
- [Miss Peck](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/miss_peck.md): Daughter of Mr. Peck, briefly courted by Horatio.
- [Gertrude](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/gertrude.md): Slave woman who suffers under cruel masters.
- [Salome](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/salome.md): White woman reduced to slavery through fraud.
- [Bruin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/bruin.md): Slave trader who operates in New Orleans.
- [Old Virginia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/old_virginia.md): Elderly slave woman on the Carlton plantation.
- [Jones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/jones.md): Neighbor and fellow slaveholder who interacts with Mr. Peck.
- [Mr. Webster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_webster.md): Lawyer who assists in legal matters regarding slaves.
- [The Judge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/the_judge.md): Presiding judge in court cases involving slaves.
- [Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/mr_smith.md): Northern man who helps slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.
- [John Gosling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/john_gosling.md): Relative of the Carlton family who visits the plantation.
- [Aaron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/aaron.md): Slave who attempts to escape with Clotel.
- [Snyder](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/snyder.md): Cruel slaveholder who tortures his slaves.
- [Tobias](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/tobias.md): Slave who works as a servant in the Carlton household.
- [Shakespeare Crawford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/shakespeare_crawford.md): Actor who performs in the South and interacts with slaves.
- [Volney Lapuc](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/volney_lapuc.md): French traveler who comments on American slavery.
- [Nell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/nell.md): Slave woman who helps Clotel during her escape.
- [Buddington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/buddington.md): Slave trader who buys Clotel at auction.
- [Captain Price](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/captain_price.md): Slave ship captain who transports slaves.
- [Mrs. French](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/mrs_french.md): Woman who helps slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.
- [Freeland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/freeland.md): Slaveholder who treats his slaves relatively well.
- [Alexander Hastie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/alexander_hastie.md): Scottish abolitionist who helps slaves escape.
- [Peter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/clotel_se/characters/peter.md): Slave who assists in the escape of others.

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