# Man and Superman — Character guide

> Key figures in Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw.

- [Jack Tanner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/jack_tanner.md): A wealthy socialist and author of the Revolutionist's Handbook, pursued by Ann Whitefield.
- [Ann Whitefield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/ann_whitefield.md): The determined young woman who schemes to marry Jack Tanner, embodying the Life Force.
- [Roebuck Ramsden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/roebuck_ramsden.md): An old-fashioned liberal and Ann's guardian, initially hostile to Tanner's radicalism.
- [Octavius Robinson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/octavius_robinson.md): A romantic young poet hopelessly in love with Ann, who treats him as a friend.
- [Violet Robinson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/violet_robinson.md): Octavius's sister, a practical woman who secretly marries Hector Malone.
- [Hector Malone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/hector_malone.md): An American millionaire's son who marries Violet against his father's wishes.
- [Mendoza](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/mendoza.md): A Jewish bandit leader and poet who commands a group of brigands in the Sierra Nevada.
- [Don Juan Tenorio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/don_juan_tenorio.md): The legendary seducer who appears in the dream sequence to debate philosophy with the Devil.
- [Doña Ana de Ulloa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/do%C3%B1a_ana_de_ulloa.md): A woman from Don Juan's past who confronts him in the afterlife dream sequence.
- [The Statue](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/the_statue.md): The ghost of Doña Ana's father, a statue who comes to life in the dream sequence.
- [The Devil](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/the_devil.md): The ruler of Hell who engages in philosophical debate with Don Juan in the dream.
- [Enry Straker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/enry_straker.md): Tanner's cockney chauffeur and a skilled mechanic who represents the new man.
- [Mrs. Whitefield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/mrs_whitefield.md): Ann's mother, a nervous and conventional woman.
- [Rhoda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/rhoda.md): Ann's younger sister, often present but quiet.
- [Louisa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/louisa.md): Mendoza's beloved who left him, inspiring his poetic melancholy.
- [Miss Robinson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/miss_robinson.md): Octavius and Violet's mother, mentioned but not seen on stage.
- [The Superman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/the_superman.md): The idealized future human discussed in the Revolutionist's Handbook.
- [Arthur Bingham Walkley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/man_and_superman_se/characters/arthur_bingham_walkley.md): The dedicatee of the epistle dedicatory, a critic and friend of Shaw.

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