# Middlemarch — Character guide

> Key figures in Middlemarch by George Eliot.

- [Dorothea Brooke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/dorothea_brooke.md): An idealistic young woman who marries the elderly scholar Edward Casaubon.
- [Tertius Lydgate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/tertius_lydgate.md): An ambitious young doctor who comes to Middlemarch to reform medical practice.
- [Will Ladislaw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/will_ladislaw.md): A passionate young artist and Casaubon's cousin, drawn to Dorothea.
- [Rosamond Vincy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/rosamond_vincy.md): A beautiful and self-centered young woman who marries Lydgate.
- [Fred Vincy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/fred_vincy.md): A good-hearted but irresponsible young man who hopes to inherit Featherstone's wealth.
- [Mr. Brooke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_brooke.md): Dorothea and Celia's uncle, a well-meaning but muddled landowner.
- [Edward Casaubon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/edward_casaubon.md): A dry, scholarly clergyman who marries Dorothea and works on a never-finished book.
- [Mary Garth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mary_garth.md): A sensible, plain young woman who works as a nurse and loves Fred Vincy.
- [Sir James Chettam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/sir_james_chettam.md): A wealthy baronet who initially courts Dorothea and later marries Celia.
- [Celia Brooke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/celia_brooke.md): Dorothea's more practical and conventional younger sister.
- [Caleb Garth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/caleb_garth.md): An honest, hardworking land agent and builder, father of Mary Garth.
- [Nicholas Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/nicholas_bulstrode.md): A pious but morally compromised banker and leading Middlemarch figure.
- [John Raffles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/john_raffles.md): A disreputable man who knows a dark secret about Bulstrode's past.
- [Camden Farebrother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/camden_farebrother.md): A kind, intelligent vicar and naturalist who becomes Lydgate's friend.
- [Mrs. Garth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_garth.md): Caleb Garth's capable, sharp-tongued wife and mother of their children.
- [Mrs. Cadwallader](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_cadwallader.md): The rector's wife, a sharp-tongued gossip who meddles in local affairs.
- [Mr. Vincy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_vincy.md): Rosamond and Fred's father, a prosperous but imprudent manufacturer.
- [Mrs. Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_bulstrode.md): Bulstrode's loyal, devout wife and sister of Mr. Vincy.
- [Peter Featherstone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/peter_featherstone.md): A wealthy, miserly old landowner whose death sparks a contest over his will.
- [Joshua Rigg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/joshua_rigg.md): Featherstone's illegitimate son who inherits Stone Court and sells it.
- [Borthrop Trumbull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/borthrop_trumbull.md): A pompous auctioneer who handles the Featherstone estate sale.
- [Frank Hawley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/frank_hawley.md): A lawyer and outspoken critic of Bulstrode in Middlemarch politics.
- [Mrs. Farebrother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_farebrother.md): The vicar's mother, a dignified elderly woman living with him.
- [Henrietta Noble](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/henrietta_noble.md): Farebrother's elderly, sweet-natured aunt who dotes on everyone.
- [Mrs. Waule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_waule.md): Featherstone's sister, a greedy and suspicious woman.
- [Lady Chettam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/lady_chettam.md): Sir James's mother, a kindly but conventional dowager.
- [Mrs. Plymdale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_plymdale.md): A Middlemarch matron and mother of Ned Plymdale.
- [Ned Plymdale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/ned_plymdale.md): A young man who briefly courts Rosamond Vincy.
- [Mrs. Hackbutt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_hackbutt.md): A gossipy Middlemarch lady who spreads rumors about Lydgate.
- [Mr. Wrench](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_wrench.md): A local surgeon and rival of Lydgate in Middlemarch.
- [Mr. Toller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_toller.md): A Middlemarch apothecary and local medical man.
- [Dr. Sprague](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/dr_sprague.md): An elderly physician in Middlemarch, part of the medical establishment.
- [Dr. Minchin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/dr_minchin.md): A physician in Middlemarch who competes with Lydgate for patients.
- [Sister Martha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/sister_martha.md): A nun or religious sister who appears briefly in the narrative.
- [Mrs. Lydgate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_lydgate.md): Lydgate's mother, a wealthy woman who disapproves of his career.
- [Mr. Mawmsey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_mawmsey.md): A Middlemarch grocer and local tradesman.
- [Letty Garth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/letty_garth.md): One of Caleb and Mrs. Garth's younger daughters.
- [Mr. Standish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_standish.md): A lawyer in Middlemarch who handles legal matters for the town.
- [Dagley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/dagley.md): A poor tenant farmer on Mr. Brooke's estate.
- [Abel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/abel.md): A servant or minor tradesman in Middlemarch.
- [Mr. Tyke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_tyke.md): A clergyman supported by Bulstrode for a hospital chaplaincy.
- [Mrs. Dollop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_dollop.md): The landlady of the Tankard inn, a source of local gossip.
- [Adolf Naumann](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/adolf_naumann.md): A German painter and friend of Will Ladislaw in Rome.
- [Madame Laure](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/madame_laure.md): A French actress whom Lydgate was infatuated with in Paris.
- [Mr. Cadwallader](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_cadwallader.md): The rector of Tipton, husband of Mrs. Cadwallader.
- [Mr. Powderell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_powderell.md): An elderly, charitable Middlemarch tradesman.
- [Sir Godwin Lydgate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/sir_godwin_lydgate.md): Lydgate's wealthy uncle, a baronet who disapproves of his nephew's marriage.
- [Brother Jonah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/brother_jonah.md): A member of Bulstrode's religious circle.
- [Mr. Hackbutt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_hackbutt.md): A Middlemarch gentleman and local gossip.
- [Mr. Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_thesiger.md): A clergyman in Middlemarch involved in the hospital dispute.
- [Horrock](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/horrock.md): A horse-dealer and associate of Mr. Bambridge.
- [Christian](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/christian.md): A servant or minor character associated with Raffles.
- [Hiram Ford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/hiram_ford.md): A workman or tenant on the Garths' farm.
- [Miss Winifred Farebrother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/miss_winifred_farebrother.md): Farebrother's unmarried sister who lives with him.
- [Mr. Bowyer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_bowyer.md): A Middlemarch tradesman or minor official.
- [Jane Featherstone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/jane_featherstone.md): Featherstone's sister, another relative hoping for his money.
- [Mr. Gambit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_gambit.md): A minor character associated with the hospital or town.
- [Tucker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/tucker.md): A servant or minor employee in Middlemarch.
- [Mrs. Lemon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_lemon.md): A minor female character in Middlemarch society.
- [Flavell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/flavell.md): A minor character, possibly a servant or tradesman.
- [Mrs. Fitchett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_fitchett.md): A minor female character in Middlemarch.
- [Miss Morgan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/miss_morgan.md): A minor female character in Middlemarch.
- [Mrs. Tom Toller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_tom_toller.md): The wife of Mr. Toller's son or relative.
- [Mr. Larcher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mr_larcher.md): A Middlemarch gentleman and local figure.
- [John Waule](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/john_waule.md): A relative of Mrs. Waule and the Featherstone family.
- [Ellen Bulstrode](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/ellen_bulstrode.md): Bulstrode's daughter from his first marriage.
- [Hopkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/hopkins.md): A servant or minor employee in Middlemarch.
- [Mrs. Renfrew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/middlemarch_se/characters/mrs_renfrew.md): A minor female character in Middlemarch society.

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