# Point Counter Point — Character guide

> Key figures in Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley.

- [Philip Quarles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/philip_quarles.md): A novelist and intellectual, central to the novel's exploration of ideas and relationships.
- [Walter Bidlake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/walter_bidlake.md): A sensitive young writer torn between his mistress and his wife.
- [Elinor Quarles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/elinor_quarles.md): Philip's wife, struggling with her marriage and her own desires.
- [Spandrell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/spandrell.md): A cynical and destructive figure who seeks meaning through violence.
- [Lucy Tantamount](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/lucy_tantamount.md): A beautiful and amoral socialite who toys with men's affections.
- [John Bidlake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/john_bidlake.md): A famous painter and Walter's father, a domineering patriarch.
- [Everard Webley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/everard_webley.md): A charismatic fascist leader who becomes a rival for Lucy's attention.
- [Marjorie Carling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/marjorie_carling.md): Walter's devoted but unhappy mistress, pregnant with his child.
- [Mark Rampion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mark_rampion.md): A painter who embodies a philosophy of natural, integrated living.
- [Illidge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/illidge.md): A young scientist and follower of Spandrell, involved in radical politics.
- [Dennis Burlap](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/dennis_burlap.md): A literary editor and publisher, a hypocritical and self-serving figure.
- [Beatrice Gilray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/beatrice_gilray.md): A young woman who becomes involved with Walter and later Spandrell.
- [Susan Paley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/susan_paley.md): Burlap's wife, a fragile and religious woman who commits suicide.
- [Sidney Quarles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/sidney_quarles.md): Philip's father, a failed writer and philanderer.
- [Old Mr. Quarles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/old_mr_quarles.md): Philip's grandfather, a senile and lecherous old man.
- [Lord Edward Tantamount](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/lord_edward_tantamount.md): Lucy's father, a wealthy and eccentric scientist.
- [Miss Fulkes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/miss_fulkes.md): The Quarles family governess, devoted to the children.
- [Mary Rampion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mary_rampion.md): Mark Rampion's wife, a supportive and practical partner.
- [Gladys Helmsley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/gladys_helmsley.md): A young woman who works for Burlap and becomes his mistress.
- [Mrs. Quarles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mrs_quarles.md): Sidney Quarles's wife and Philip's mother.
- [Mrs. Bidlake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mrs_bidlake.md): John Bidlake's wife and Walter's mother.
- [Polly Logan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/polly_logan.md): A young American woman who has an affair with Walter.
- [Willie Weaver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/willie_weaver.md): A young man who works for Burlap and is in love with Beatrice.
- [Miss Cobbett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/miss_cobbett.md): A secretary at Burlap's publishing house.
- [Mrs. Betterton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mrs_betterton.md): A friend of the Tantamounts, a society figure.
- [Mrs. Knoyle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mrs_knoyle.md): A widow and friend of the Quarles family.
- [Ethel Cobbett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/ethel_cobbett.md): Miss Cobbett's sister, a minor character.
- [General Knoyle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/general_knoyle.md): Mrs. Knoyle's late husband, a military man.
- [Hilda Sutton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/hilda_sutton.md): A friend of Elinor's, a minor character.
- [Hugo Brockle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/hugo_brockle.md): A friend of the Tantamounts, a minor aristocrat.
- [Janet Bidlake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/janet_bidlake.md): John Bidlake's daughter and Walter's sister.
- [Mary Betterton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mary_betterton.md): Mrs. Betterton's daughter, a minor character.
- [Peter Slipe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/peter_slipe.md): A wine merchant and friend of the Quarles family.
- [Wetherington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/wetherington.md): A minor character, a friend of the Quarles family.
- [Geoffrey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/geoffrey.md): A friend of Spandrell's, a minor character.
- [Mrs. Felpham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mrs_felpham.md): A minor character, a friend of the Quarles family.
- [Rachel Quarles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/rachel_quarles.md): Sidney Quarles's first wife, deceased before the novel begins.
- [Lord Gattenden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/lord_gattenden.md): A minor aristocrat, a friend of the Tantamounts.
- [Mr. Stokes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mr_stokes.md): An elderly neighbor of the Quarles family.
- [Mr. Babbage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mr_babbage.md): A minor character, a friend of the Tantamounts.
- [Mrs. Cole](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mrs_cole.md): A minor character, a friend of the Quarles family.
- [Major Knoyle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/major_knoyle.md): General Knoyle's son, a minor character.
- [Young Lord Wonersh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/young_lord_wonersh.md): A minor aristocrat, a friend of the Tantamounts.
- [Mrs. Inman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mrs_inman.md): An elderly neighbor of the Quarles family.
- [Hilda Tantamount](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/hilda_tantamount.md): Lord Edward's sister, a minor character.
- [Uncle John](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/uncle_john.md): A relative of the Quarles family, mentioned in passing.
- [Tom Trivet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/tom_trivet.md): A minor character, a friend of the Quarles family.
- [Daulat Singh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/daulat_singh.md): An Indian prince, a minor character at a party.
- [Miss Hignett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/miss_hignett.md): A minor character, a friend of the Quarles family.
- [Mr. E. W.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/point_counter_point_se/characters/mr_e_w.md): A minor character, a friend of the Tantamounts.

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