The Story of Lucy Gault | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Lucy Gault - This character runs away from home and presumed dead by her parents.

Everand Gault - This character is a father, soldier and survivor.

Heloise Gault - This character is English, and becomes convinced that her family must flee Ireland.

Bridget - This character is a fussy servant, whose family has served the Gaults for generations.

Henry - This character is a man of few words and a caretaker on the Gault farm.

Aloysius Sullivan - This character is the solicitor for the Gault family and a loyal friend.

Ralph -...
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