# Madame Merle — The Portrait of a Lady character guide

> Madame Merle in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Merle

**First appearance:** 0012-xi

## Who they are

A sophisticated and manipulative American expatriate with a hidden agenda.

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