# Dracula — Character guide

> Key figures in Dracula by Bram Stoker.

- [Jonathan Harker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/jonathan_harker.md): A solicitor who travels to Transylvania and becomes entangled with Count Dracula.
- [Mina Harker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/mina_harker.md): Jonathan's wife and a key figure in the fight against Dracula.
- [Count Dracula](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/count_dracula.md): The ancient vampire who moves to England to spread his curse.
- [Abraham Van Helsing](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/abraham_van_helsing.md): A Dutch doctor and vampire hunter who leads the fight against Dracula.
- [John Seward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/john_seward.md): A psychiatrist who runs an asylum and joins the hunt for Dracula.
- [Arthur Holmwood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/arthur_holmwood.md): Lucy's fiancé and later a member of the vampire-hunting party.
- [Quincey Morris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/quincey_morris.md): An American adventurer and friend who aids in the pursuit of Dracula.
- [Lucy Westenra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/lucy_westenra.md): Mina's friend who becomes Dracula's first victim in England.
- [R. M. Renfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/renfield.md): A patient at Seward's asylum who has a strange connection to Dracula.
- [Mrs. Westenra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/mrs_westenra.md): Lucy's mother, who unwittingly hinders efforts to save her daughter.
- [Sister Agatha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/sister_agatha.md): A nun who cares for Jonathan Harker in Budapest.
- [Mr. Swales](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/mr_swales.md): An old sailor in Whitby who shares local legends.
- [Thomas Snelling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/thomas_snelling.md): A coffin-maker who assists with Lucy's burial.
- [Sam Bloxam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/bloxam.md): A workman who helps move coffins for the vampire hunters.
- [Immanuel Hildesheim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/immanuel_hildesheim.md): A dealer who sells a property to Dracula in London.
- [The Szgany](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/the_szgany.md): A group of gypsies who serve Dracula in his final journey.
- [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/the_captain.md): Captain of the Demeter, the ship that brings Dracula to England.
- [Bersicker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/dracula_se/characters/bersicker.md): A wolf that escapes from the zoo, possibly controlled by Dracula.

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