The Time Machine · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in The Time Machine by H. G. Wells.
The Time Traveller
major
Also known as the Time Traveller, himself
The protagonist and inventor of the time machine who travels to the year 802701.
Weena
supporting
Also known as little Weena, Little Weena
A gentle Eloi woman who befriends the Time Traveller and shows him affection.
The Morlocks
major
Also known as Morlocks, No Morlocks
Pale, subterranean creatures who prey on the Eloi and represent the future working class.
Filby
supporting
Also known as himself
A skeptical friend of the Time Traveller who argues with him at dinner parties.
Mr. ⸻
minor
An unnamed dinner guest who questions the Time Traveller's theories.
Hillyer
minor
Another dinner guest who listens to the Time Traveller's story.
Mrs. Watchett
minor
The Time Traveller's housekeeper who witnesses his departure.
The Eloi
supporting
Also known as These Eloi
Childlike, peaceful surface-dwellers of the future who are preyed upon by Morlocks.