The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Characters & Character Analysis

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Characters

Benson

Benson is a servant at Grassdale Manor. He helps Helen, Arthur, and Rachel flee from Mr. Huntington.

Mr. Boarham

Mr. Boarham is Mrs. Maxwell’s friend and one of Helen’s suitors, but Helen refuses his marriage proposal because he repulses her.

Master Arthur Graham

See Master Arthur Huntington

Mrs. Helen Graham

See Mrs. Helen Huntington

Mr. Grimsby

Mr. Grimsby is Mr. Huntington’s friend. He lives for drinking, hunting, and gambling and is the only one of Huntington’s friends who does not marry. He is eventually killed in a barroom brawl.

Mr. Jack Halford Esq.

Jack Halford is Rose’s husband and Gilbert’s friend. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert to Halford.

Miss Esther Hargrave

Esther, the youngest Hargrave, is a friend to Helen. She is pretty and vivacious but suffers pressure from her mother and brother to marry quickly. She listens instead to Helen’s advice: “When I tell you not to marry without love, I...
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