# The Red Room — Character guide

> Key figures in The Red Room by August Strindberg.

- [Arvid Falk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/arvid_falk.md): An idealistic young writer navigating Stockholm's literary and bohemian circles.
- [Charles Nicholas Falk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/charles_nicholas_falk.md): Arvid's pragmatic older brother, a successful businessman and family man.
- [Olle Montanus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/olle_montanus.md): A sculptor and bohemian friend of Arvid, often philosophical and impoverished.
- [Sellén](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/sellen.md): A painter and member of the artists' colony, known for his practical jokes.
- [Rehnhjelm](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/rehnhjelm.md): A young nobleman and aspiring actor who joins a theatrical troupe.
- [Falander](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/falander.md): A melancholic and mysterious figure in the bohemian circle.
- [Struve](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/struve.md): A journalist and acquaintance of Arvid, often envious and scheming.
- [Lundell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/lundell.md): A practical-minded friend from the artists' colony.
- [Fritz Levin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/fritz_levin.md): A loafer and frequenter of bohemian haunts.
- [Eugenia Falk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/eugenia_falk.md): Arvid's sister, a devout and traditional woman.
- [Ygberg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/ygberg.md): A fellow writer and acquaintance in literary circles.
- [Dr. Borg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/dr_borg.md): A physician and friend of the bohemians, known for his cynicism.
- [Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/smith.md): An Englishman involved in the newspaper syndicate.
- [Agnes Rundgren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/agnes_rundgren.md): A young woman who becomes romantically involved with Arvid.
- [Andersson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/andersson.md): A servant or workman in the Falk household.
- [Beda Petterson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/beda_petterson.md): A young woman in the theatrical company.
- [Evelyn Homan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/evelyn_homan.md): A young society woman courted by Charles Nicholas.
- [Count Splint](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/count_splint.md): A nobleman involved in the Triton insurance scandal.
- [Nathanael Skore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/nathanael_skore.md): A clergyman who appears in the narrative.
- [Colonel Sabelman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/colonel_sabelman.md): A military officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [Hjalmar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/hjalmar.md): A minor character in the bohemian circle.
- [Sven Svensson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_red_room_se/characters/svensson.md): A peasant encountered in the countryside.

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