# Decline and Fall — Character guide

> Key figures in Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh.

- [Paul Pennyfeather](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/paul_pennyfeather.md): A naive theology student who becomes a schoolmaster and later a prisoner.
- [Captain Grimes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/captain_grimes.md): A disreputable but charming schoolmaster with a mysterious past.
- [Mr. Prendergast](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/mr_prendergast.md): A nervous, doubting schoolmaster who later becomes a chaplain.
- [Philbrick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/philbrick.md): A butler with a criminal past who spins tall tales.
- [Margot Beste-Chetwynde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/margot_beste_chetwynde.md): A glamorous and wealthy society woman who becomes Paul's fiancée.
- [Dr. Fagan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/dr_fagan.md): The eccentric headmaster of Llanabba Castle school.
- [Professor Silenus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/professor_silenus.md): A modernist architect who designs Margot's house.
- [Sir Alastair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/sir_alastair_digby_vaine_trumpington.md): A wealthy young aristocrat and friend of Paul.
- [Sir Wilfred Lucas-Dockery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/sir_wilfred_lucas_dockery.md): A prison governor who conducts psychological experiments.
- [Sir Humphrey Maltravers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/sir_humphrey_maltravers.md): A cynical lawyer and politician involved in Paul's case.
- [Arthur Potts](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/arthur_potts.md): A fellow schoolmaster at Llanabba, a socialist.
- [Lady Circumference](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/lady_circumference.md): A formidable aristocratic mother of a Llanabba pupil.
- [Dingy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/dingy.md): A prostitute who befriends Paul in prison.
- [Peter Pastmaster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/peter_pastmaster.md): A young aristocrat and friend of Paul's from Oxford.
- [Lord Circumference](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/lord_circumference.md): A local landowner and father of a Llanabba pupil.
- [Little Lord Tangent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/little_lord_tangent.md): A young pupil at Llanabba who is accidentally shot.
- [Mr. Sniggs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/mr_sniggs.md): A college dean at Scone College, Oxford.
- [Colonel Sidebotham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/colonel_sidebotham.md): A prison visitor who takes an interest in Paul.
- [Lord Pastmaster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/lord_pastmaster.md): A deceased aristocrat, father of Peter Pastmaster.
- [Mrs. Roberts](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/mrs_roberts.md): The landlady of Paul's lodgings in London.
- [Lord Parakeet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/lord_parakeet.md): A vapid young aristocrat in Margot's social circle.
- [Inspector Bruce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/inspector_bruce.md): A police inspector investigating Paul's case.
- [Margot Metroland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/margot_metroland.md): A society hostess, possibly a different character from Margot Beste-Chetwynde.
- [Mr. Jack Spire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/mr_jack_spire.md): A journalist who writes about Paul's case.
- [Augustus Fagan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/augustus_fagan.md): Dr. Fagan's son, mentioned but not seen.
- [Mr. Levy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/decline_and_fall_se/characters/mr_levy.md): A solicitor involved in Paul's legal affairs.

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