# Orlando — Character guide

> Key figures in Orlando by Virginia Woolf.

- [Orlando](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/orlando.md): A noble poet who lives across centuries, changing gender and exploring identity.
- [Sasha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/sasha.md): A Russian princess who captivates Orlando in the Elizabethan court.
- [Nicholas Greene](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/nicholas_greene.md): A poet and critic who befriends and later betrays Orlando.
- [Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/marmaduke_bonthrop_shelmerdine.md): A sea captain who becomes Orlando's husband in the Victorian era.
- [Queen Elizabeth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/queen_elizabeth.md): The aging queen who takes a romantic interest in young Orlando.
- [Archduchess Harriet Griselda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/archduchess_harriet.md): A persistent suitor who pursues Orlando in Constantinople and later England.
- [King James](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/king_james.md): The Scottish king who succeeds Elizabeth and favors Orlando.
- [Ben Jonson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/ben_jonson.md): A playwright and rival to Shakespeare in Orlando's literary circle.
- [Mrs. Grimsditch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mrs_grimsditch.md): The loyal housekeeper at Orlando's country estate.
- [Mr. Dupper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mr_dupper.md): A minor poet and hanger-on in Orlando's literary circle.
- [Louise](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/louise.md): A servant or companion who appears in Orlando's household.
- [Mrs. Nelly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mrs_nelly.md): A woman associated with Orlando's domestic life.
- [Eusebius Chubb](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/eusebius_chubb.md): A minor literary figure encountered by Orlando.
- [Lady Margaret O'Brien O'Dare O'Reilly Tyrconnel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/lady_margaret.md): A noblewoman who interacts with Orlando in society.
- [Mr. Addison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mr_addison.md): A writer and critic who visits Orlando in the 18th century.
- [Shakespeare](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/shakespeare.md): The playwright whom Orlando admires and briefly meets.
- [John Fenner Brigge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/john_fenner_brigge.md): A minor character associated with Orlando's later life.
- [Sir Nicholas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/sir_nicholas.md): A courtier or nobleman in Orlando's social circle.
- [Mrs. Bartholomew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mrs_bartholomew.md): A woman who appears in Orlando's household.
- [Captain Bartolus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/captain_bartolus.md): A sea captain encountered during Orlando's travels.
- [Madame du Deffand](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/old_madame_du_deffand.md): A French salonnière who hosts Orlando in Paris.
- [Shelley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/shelley.md): The Romantic poet, briefly referenced in Orlando's literary world.
- [Lady R.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/lady_r.md): A minor noblewoman in Orlando's acquaintance.
- [Sir Thomas Browne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/sir_thomas_browne.md): A 17th-century writer whose works Orlando reads.
- [Christopher Marlowe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/marlowe.md): A playwright contemporary to Shakespeare, mentioned in passing.
- [Purity](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/purity.md): An allegorical figure who appears in Orlando's visions.
- [Miss Penelope Hartopp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/miss_penelope_hartopp.md): A young woman in Orlando's social circle.
- [Lady Chastity](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/lady_chastity.md): An allegorical figure in Orlando's symbolic journey.
- [Rustum el Sadi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/old_rustum.md): A gypsy leader who hosts Orlando in Turkey.
- [The Muscovite](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/the_muscovite.md): A Russian envoy or figure in the Elizabethan court.
- [John Dryden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mr_dryden.md): A poet and playwright of the Restoration era.
- [Queen Victoria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/queen_victoria.md): The reigning monarch during Orlando's Victorian years.
- [Miss Nellie Boxall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/miss_nellie_boxall.md): A servant in Orlando's Victorian household.
- [Mrs. Greene](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mrs_greene.md): The wife of Nicholas Greene, briefly mentioned.
- [King Charles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/king_charles.md): A monarch referenced in Orlando's historical timeline.
- [Lord Chesterfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/lord_chesterfield.md): An 18th-century statesman and writer, mentioned in passing.
- [Marched Basket](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/marched_basket.md): A servant or minor functionary in Orlando's estate.
- [Joe Stubbs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/stubbs.md): A minor character in Orlando's household.
- [Lord O.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/lord_o.md): A nobleman briefly encountered by Orlando.
- [James Boswell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mr_boswell.md): The biographer of Samuel Johnson, mentioned in passing.
- [John Donne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/donne.md): A metaphysical poet whose works Orlando admires.
- [Jonathan Swift](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/swift.md): The satirist, briefly referenced in Orlando's literary circle.
- [Marshall & Snelgrove](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/marshall_snelgrove.md): A department store mentioned in Orlando's Victorian life.
- [Mr. F. L. Lucas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mr_f_l_lucas.md): A minor literary figure in Orlando's later years.
- [Twitchett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/twitchett.md): A servant or minor character in Orlando's household.
- [Mrs. Stewkley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/mrs_stewkley.md): A woman in Orlando's social or domestic circle.
- [Lieutenant Brigge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/lieutenant_brigge.md): A military officer associated with Orlando's later life.
- [Marquis of C.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/orlando_se/characters/marquis_of_c.md): A nobleman encountered in Orlando's social world.

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