# Disenchantment — Character guide

> Key figures in Disenchantment by C. E. Montague.

- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The unnamed first-person narrator and focal character, a British officer reflecting on the war.
- [Sir Douglas Haig](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/sir_douglas_haig.md): The British commander-in-chief, often criticized for his tactics and distant command.
- [Williams](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/williams.md): A recurring soldier character, possibly a subordinate or fellow officer of the narrator.
- [Little Flanigan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/little_flanigan.md): A soldier or junior officer, mentioned in the narrative with some familiarity.
- [Bates](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/bates.md): A character, possibly a soldier or servant, appearing in the narrator's account.
- [L⸺](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/l.md): A partially named officer or acquaintance, likely a real figure anonymized.
- [The British Regular Officer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/british_regular_officer.md): A type or representative figure of the professional British officer class.
- [Sinon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/sinon.md): A classical allusion used as a sustained metaphor for deception in war.
- [Shakespeare](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/shakespeare.md): The playwright, referenced as a cultural touchstone and occasional character in discussion.
- [Tomkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/tomkins.md): A soldier or minor figure, possibly a common name for a typical man.
- [The Presiding Officer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/presiding_officer.md): An official figure, possibly in a court-martial or inquiry scene.
- [Looker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/looker.md): A named individual, possibly a journalist or observer of the war.
- [Garibaldi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/garibaldi.md): The Italian revolutionary, used as a historical comparison or allusion.
- [Burke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/burke.md): A named individual, possibly a politician or writer referenced in the text.
- [Kitchener](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/kitchener.md): Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, the British war minister, a key historical figure.
- [A⸺](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/a.md): A partially named person, possibly an officer or official anonymized.
- [Foch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/foch.md): The French Supreme Allied Commander, a major historical figure in the war.
- [Mr. Andrew Lang](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/mr_andrew_lang.md): A writer and critic, referenced as a contemporary literary figure.
- [Mr. Rider Haggard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/mr_rider_haggard.md): The adventure novelist, mentioned as a cultural reference.
- [Masters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/masters.md): A named character, possibly an officer or soldier.
- [The Unguarded Duncan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/duncan.md): A Shakespearean allusion (from Macbeth) used as a metaphor for vulnerability.
- [Satan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/satan.md): The devil, used as a symbolic or rhetorical figure in the narrative.
- [Court](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/court.md): A named person, possibly a soldier or official.
- [Prometheus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/prometheus.md): The Titan from Greek myth, used as an allusion for suffering or rebellion.
- [Sir Edward Carson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/sir_edward_carson.md): A British politician and Unionist leader, referenced in the text.
- [Harry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/harry.md): Shakespeare's King Henry V, used as a symbol of heroic leadership.
- [Sam Hughes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/sam_hughes.md): The Canadian Minister of Militia, a controversial political figure.
- [The Pious Aeneas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/pious_aeneas.md): The Trojan hero from Virgil, used as a classical allusion.
- [Napoleon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/napoleon.md): The French emperor, a frequent historical comparison for military leaders.
- [Lucifer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/lucifer.md): The fallen angel, used as a symbol of pride or rebellion.
- [Burne-Jones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/burne_jones.md): The Pre-Raphaelite painter, referenced as a cultural figure.
- [Matthew Arnold](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/matthew_arnold.md): The poet and critic, used as a literary reference.
- [Hotspur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/hotspur.md): Shakespeare's Henry Percy, a symbol of hot-headed valor.
- [Dickens](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/dickens.md): The novelist, referenced as a cultural touchstone.
- [Bacon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/bacon.md): The philosopher and statesman, used as an allusion.
- [Antony](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/antony.md): Mark Antony from Shakespeare, a figure of passion and tragedy.
- [Alexander the Great](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/alexander_the_great.md): The ancient conqueror, used as a measure of ambition.
- [Hamlet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/hamlet.md): Shakespeare's prince, a symbol of indecision and introspection.
- [Corot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/corot.md): The French landscape painter, referenced as an artist.
- [Keats](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/keats.md): The Romantic poet, used as a literary allusion.
- [Arry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/arry.md): A colloquial name, possibly representing a common soldier.
- [Mr. Tappertit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/mr_tappertit.md): A character from Dickens, referenced as a literary type.
- [Kipling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/kipling.md): Rudyard Kipling, the writer, referenced as a contemporary figure.
- [Tolstoy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/tolstoy.md): The Russian novelist, used as a literary and philosophical reference.
- [Rossetti](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/rossetti.md): The Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter, a cultural reference.
- [Einstein](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/einstein.md): The physicist, referenced as a modern intellectual figure.
- [Ariel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/ariel.md): The spirit from Shakespeare's The Tempest, a poetic allusion.
- [Colonel Repington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/colonel_repington.md): A British military correspondent and diarist, a real figure.
- [Thomas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/thomas.md): A common name, possibly a soldier or generic figure.
- [Mr. Dempsey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/mr_dempsey.md): A named individual, possibly a civilian or officer.
- [Queen Victoria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/queen_victoria.md): The former British monarch, a historical reference.
- [Hardy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/hardy.md): A named person, possibly a soldier or writer.
- [Christ](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/christ.md): Jesus Christ, used as a religious or symbolic reference.
- [The Kaiser](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/the_kaiser.md): Wilhelm II, the German Emperor, a key enemy figure.
- [Poppo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/poppo.md): A named character, possibly a soldier or nickname.
- [Gideon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/gideon.md): A biblical figure, used as an allusion for leadership.
- [David](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/david.md): The biblical king, a reference to courage against odds.
- [Lovely Phoebe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/lovely_phoebe.md): A character from Shakespeare's As You Like It, a literary allusion.
- [St. George](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/st_george.md): The patron saint of England, a symbolic figure.
- [Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/jack.md): A common name, possibly a soldier or generic figure.
- [Buller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/buller.md): A British general from the Boer War, a historical reference.
- [Prospero](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/prospero.md): The magician from Shakespeare's The Tempest, a literary allusion.
- [Caesar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/caesar.md): Julius Caesar, a historical figure used for comparison.
- [Old Fritz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/old_fritz.md): A nickname for Frederick the Great, or a generic German soldier.
- [Gough](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/gough.md): A British general, a real military figure.
- [Hamilton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/hamilton.md): A British general, known for the Gallipoli campaign.
- [Bellona](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/bellona.md): The Roman goddess of war, a mythological allusion.
- [Ancient Pistol](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/ancient_pistol.md): A character from Shakespeare's Henry V, a braggart soldier.

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