# Giant Despair — The Pilgrim’s Progress character guide

> Giant Despair in The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Giant Despair, The Giant, Despair, the Giant, the old Giant, the Giant Despair

**First appearance:** 0003-the-first-part

## Who they are

The cruel giant who imprisons Christian and Hopeful in Doubting Castle.

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