# Women in Love — Character guide

> Key figures in Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence.

- [Ursula Brangwen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/ursula_brangwen.md): One of the two Brangwen sisters, a teacher and seeker of love and meaning.
- [Gudrun Brangwen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/gudrun_brangwen.md): The other Brangwen sister, an artist drawn to passion and destruction.
- [Rupert Birkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/rupert_birkin.md): A school inspector and intellectual who pursues a relationship with Ursula.
- [Gerald Crich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/gerald_crich.md): The wealthy industrialist son of Thomas Crich, entangled with Gudrun.
- [Hermione Roddice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/hermione_roddice.md): A wealthy, intellectual woman who has a past with Birkin.
- [Loerke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/loerke.md): A German sculptor who becomes a rival for Gudrun's affections.
- [Thomas Crich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/thomas_crich.md): The dying patriarch of the Crich family and mine owner.
- [Winifred Crich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/winifred_crich.md): Gerald's younger sister, an artistic girl who bonds with Gudrun.
- [Halliday](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/halliday.md): A bohemian acquaintance of Birkin and Gerald in London.
- [Pussum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/pussum.md): A young woman in Halliday's circle, involved with Gerald briefly.
- [Mrs. Crich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/mrs_crich.md): Gerald's mother, a quiet and ailing woman.
- [Will Brangwen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/will_brangwen.md): Ursula and Gudrun's father, a craftsman and teacher.
- [Alexander Roddice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/alexander_roddice.md): Hermione's brother, a guest at Breadalby.
- [Julius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/julius.md): A guest at Breadalby, part of Hermione's social circle.
- [Diana Crich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/diana_crich.md): A younger Crich sister who drowns at the water party.
- [Marshall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/marshall.md): A servant or employee of the Crich family.
- [Palmer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/palmer.md): A minor character, possibly a servant or acquaintance.
- [Fräulein März](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/fraulein_marz.md): A German woman encountered by the characters abroad.
- [Miss Bradley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/miss_bradley.md): A teacher at the school where Ursula works.
- [Leitner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/leitner.md): A minor character, possibly an artist or acquaintance.
- [Sir Joshua Mattheson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/sir_joshua_matterson.md): A guest at Breadalby, a friend of Hermione.
- [The Contessa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/the_contessa.md): A titled woman met during the Continental trip.
- [Libidnikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/women_in_love_se/characters/libidnikov.md): A Russian artist or acquaintance in the Continental scenes.

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