# The Doctor’s Dilemma — Character guide

> Key figures in The Doctor’s Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw.

- [Louis Dubedat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/louis_dubedat.md): A talented but morally dubious young artist who becomes the center of the doctors' ethical dilemma.
- [Sir Colenso Ridgeon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/sir_colenso_ridgeon.md): A newly knighted physician who has discovered a cure for tuberculosis and must choose which patient to save.
- [Sir Patrick Cullen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/sir_patrick_cullen.md): An elderly, cynical senior physician who serves as a moral counterpoint to the younger doctors.
- [Jennifer Dubedat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/jennifer_dubedat.md): Louis Dubedat's devoted wife who fiercely defends her husband's artistic genius and character.
- [Cutler Walpole](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/cutler_walpole.md): A fashionable surgeon who believes most diseases are caused by a 'nuciform sac' and advocates surgery.
- [Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/sir_ralph_bloomfield_bonington.md): A charming but medically incompetent society doctor known for his eloquence and optimism.
- [Dr. Blenkinsop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/dr_blenkinsop.md): A poor, overworked general practitioner who is also dying of tuberculosis and competing for Ridgeon's cure.
- [Redpenny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/redpenny.md): Ridgeon's hardworking and devoted young assistant who manages the laboratory and patients.
- [Emmy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/emmy.md): Ridgeon's practical and outspoken housekeeper who manages his household.
- [Jane Marsh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/jane_marsh.md): A tuberculosis patient of Ridgeon's who is cured by his treatment.
- [Schutzmacher](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/schutzmacher.md): A German-Jewish doctor who represents the commercial side of medical practice.
- [Minnie Tinwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/minnie_tinwell.md): A young maid in the Dubedat household who is fond of Louis.
- [Mr. Danby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/mr_danby.md): A minor character mentioned in the play's social circle.
- [Mrs. Jack Foljambe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/mrs_jack_foljambe.md): A fashionable society woman mentioned in the doctors' conversations.
- [George Boddington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/george_boddington.md): A patient mentioned in passing by the doctors.
- [dull Mr. Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_doctor_s_dilemma_se/characters/dull_mr_smith.md): A minor character referenced in the play's dialogue.

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