# Jude the Obscure — Character guide

> Key figures in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.

- [Jude Fawley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/jude_fawley.md): A stonemason with scholarly ambitions who struggles against social and personal obstacles.
- [Sue Bridehead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/sue_bridehead.md): Jude's intelligent and unconventional cousin, whose modern views clash with society.
- [Arabella Donn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/arabella_donn.md): A pragmatic and earthy woman who becomes Jude's first wife.
- [Richard Phillotson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/richard_phillotson.md): A schoolmaster who marries Sue and later shows unexpected generosity.
- [Father Time](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/father_time.md): Jude and Arabella's melancholic son, whose tragic act alters the story.
- [Aunt Drusilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/aunt_drusilla.md): Jude's great-aunt who raises him and warns him about the Fawley curse.
- [Physician Vilbert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/physician_vilbert.md): A quack doctor who peddles remedies and appears periodically.
- [Gillingham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/gillingham.md): Phillotson's friend and confidant who advises him on his marriage.
- [Edlin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/edlin.md): A kind elderly neighbor who helps Jude and Sue in times of need.
- [Tinker Taylor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/tinker_taylor.md): A tinker who befriends Jude and provides comic relief.
- [Farmer Troutham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/farmer_troutham.md): The farmer who employs young Jude as a bird-scarer.
- [Miss Fontover](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/miss_fontover.md): Sue's employer at a religious shop in Christminster.
- [Uncle Joe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/uncle_joe.md): Jude's uncle who lives in Australia and sends news.
- [Anny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/anny.md): One of Arabella's friends who helps with the pig-killing.
- [Mr. Cockman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/mr_cockman.md): A clergyman who interviews Jude for a possible career.
- [Mr. Challow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/mr_challow.md): A local man who appears briefly in Aldbrickham.

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