# Flatland — Character guide

> Key figures in Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott.

- [The Narrator (A Square)](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/flatland_se/characters/the_narrator.md): A middle-class Square from Flatland who encounters a Sphere and learns of Spaceland.
- [The Sphere](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/flatland_se/characters/the_sphere.md): A being from Spaceland who visits Flatland to teach the Square about higher dimensions.
- [The Stranger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/flatland_se/characters/the_stranger.md): The mysterious visitor from Spaceland, later revealed to be the Sphere.
- [The Circles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/flatland_se/characters/the_circles.md): The highest priestly class in Flatland, ruling with absolute authority.
- [Chromatistes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/flatland_se/characters/chromatistes.md): A leader of the Chromatic Sedition, advocating for color reform in Flatland.
- [The Isosceles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/flatland_se/characters/the_isosceles.md): The lowest class of Flatland soldiers and laborers, often rebellious.
- [Many of the Highest Circles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/flatland_se/characters/many_of_the_highest_circles.md): Elite judges from the priestly class who enforce Flatland's laws.

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