# Poetry — Character guide

> Key figures in Poetry by James Weldon Johnson.

- [Moses](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/moses.md): Central figure in biblical poems, leading the Israelites from bondage.
- [Noah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/noah.md): Righteous man who builds the ark to survive the great flood.
- [Pharaoh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/pharaoh.md): Oppressive ruler of Egypt who refuses to free the Israelites.
- [Jesus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/jesus.md): Central figure in the crucifixion and judgment poems.
- [Satan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/satan.md): Adversary figure appearing in biblical and judgment poems.
- [Death](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/death.md): Personified figure of death in the poem Go Down Death.
- [Sister Caroline](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/sister_caroline.md): A devout woman mourned in the poem Go Down Death.
- [Sam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/sam.md): A plantation character in dialect poems.
- [Adam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/adam.md): First man created by God in the poem The Creation.
- [Gabriel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/gabriel.md): Angel who blows the trumpet on Judgment Day.
- [Deacon Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/deacon_brown.md): Ghostly deacon appearing in a humorous poem.
- [De Little Pickaninny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/little_pickaninny.md): A sleeping child in a dialect lullaby poem.
- [Lize](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/lize.md): A woman addressed in plantation dialect poems.
- [Mother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/mother.md): Mother of the young warrior in a poem of loss.
- [Brudder Possum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/brudder_possum.md): A possum character in a dialect animal poem.
- [Eve](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/eve.md): First woman created from Adam's rib in The Creation.
- [Brer Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/brer_rabbit.md): Trickster rabbit character in a dialect poem.
- [Miss Liza](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/miss_liza.md): A woman mentioned in plantation dialect poems.
- [Venus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/venus.md): Goddess of love appearing in a classical poem.
- [black-hearted Judas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/judas.md): Betrayer of Jesus mentioned in the crucifixion poem.
- [Great Pilate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/pilate.md): Roman governor who condemns Jesus to crucifixion.
- [Mary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/mary.md): Mother of Jesus present at the crucifixion.
- [Brer Lion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_13_se/characters/brer_lion.md): Lion character in a dialect animal poem.

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