# The Island of Doctor Moreau — Character guide

> Key figures in The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells.

- [Edward Prendick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/edward_prendick.md): Shipwrecked narrator who becomes a reluctant observer of Moreau's experiments.
- [Montgomery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/montgomery.md): Moreau's assistant who manages the Beast Folk and befriends Prendick.
- [Doctor Moreau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/doctor_moreau.md): Mad scientist vivisecting animals into humanoid Beast Folk on a remote island.
- [M'ling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/m_ling.md): Montgomery's loyal, dog-like Beast Folk servant with a gentle demeanor.
- [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_captain.md): Brutish skipper of the schooner Ipecacuanha who abandons Prendick.
- [Helmar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/helmar.md): Companion of Prendick in the dinghy after the Lady Vain wreck.
- [Constans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/constans.md): Another survivor in the dinghy with Prendick and Helmar.
- [The Kanakas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_kanakas.md): Native sailors on the schooner who assist Montgomery.
- [The Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_beast_folk.md): Moreau's humanoid animal creations who struggle with their dual nature.
- [Mister Shut](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/mister_shut.md): A Beast Folk who becomes hostile after tasting blood.
- [Lady Vain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/lady_vain.md): The shipwrecked vessel from which Prendick escapes.

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