The Mysteries of Udolpho

Emily

St. Aubert’s daughter and Blanche’s close friend, now married to Valancourt. She returns to La Vallée, buys her father’s former domain from Monsieur Quesnel, gives Annette a marriage portion, and resigns Signora Laurentini’s legacy to Monsieur Bonnac.

Blanche

Also known as Lady Blanche

The Count’s daughter and Emily’s close friend, now married to the Chevalier St. Foix. She celebrates her marriage alongside Emily at Château-le-Blanc.

Valancourt

Also known as M. Valancourt · the Chevalier

A young Gascon gentleman and army officer who loves Emily and is now her husband. He returns with her to La Vallée, where his brother gives him part of his estate.

Countess De Villefort

Also known as the Countess

The Count’s second wife and stepmother to Blanche and Henri. She congratulates Valancourt on his reunion with Emily and attends the wedding festivities.

The Chevalier St. Foix

Also known as the Count’s visitor · M. St. Foix · the young St. Foix

The amiable son of Baron de Saint Foix and Blanche’s fiancé, now her husband. Fully recovered from his wounds in the Pyrenees, he joins the wedding celebration.

Count De Villefort

Also known as Francis Beauveau · the Count

A nobleman and father of Blanche and Henri, who cares deeply for Emily. He celebrates the marriages at Château-le-Blanc and later welcomes Valancourt’s brother to congratulate the couple.

Henri

Also known as Mons. Henri

The Count’s son and Blanche’s brother. He attends the wedding celebration at Château-le-Blanc.

Monsieur Bonnac

Also known as M. Bonnac · Mons. Bonnac

A French officer and husband of an Italian woman related to Laurentini. Emily gives him the legacy Laurentini left her, and his wife inherits Udolpho; the inheritance restores his family’s comfort.

M. Du Pont

Also known as Mons. Du Pont · Monsieur Du Pont

An amiable man who has long loved Emily. Recognizing Valancourt’s worth, he leaves Château-le-Blanc to overcome his unreturned affection, and Emily regards his conduct with admiration and pity.

Annette

Also known as Madame Montoni’s woman · Madame Montoni’s servant

Madame Montoni’s former servant, now accompanying Emily. Overjoyed at Valancourt’s return, she marries Ludovico, receives a portion from Emily, and becomes housekeeper at Emily’s former family domain.

Ludovico

A servant of Signor Cavigni and Annette’s beloved, now serving the Count. He marries Annette and becomes steward of Emily’s former family domain.

Dorothée

Also known as the old housekeeper of the château · the old woman

The longtime housekeeper at Château-le-Blanc who served the late Marchioness de Villeroi. Seeing the castle restored to its former splendor, she remembers its appearance in her youth.

Theresa

The elderly housekeeper at La Vallée, supported by Valancourt’s kindness. She joyfully welcomes Emily and Valancourt when they return to live there.

Valancourt’s brother

Also known as the Count de Duvarney · the Count

Valancourt’s much older brother, who raised him and lives at Estuvière. He congratulates Valancourt on his marriage and gives him part of his rich domain, having no family of his own.

M. Quesnel

Also known as Mons. Quesnel · Monsieur Quesnel

Madame St. Aubert’s brother and Emily’s uncle, who acquired St. Aubert’s paternal estate. He sells the ancient domain back to Emily.

Signora Laurentini

Also known as Laurentini · the Lady Laurentini · the former possessor of Udolpho

The heiress of Udolpho who became the mistress of the Marquis de Villeroi and later died in a convent in remorse. Her legacy to Emily is passed to Monsieur Bonnac, and Udolpho descends to his wife.

Monsieur Bonnac’s wife

Also known as Madame Bonnac · the Italian lady

An Italian woman related to Laurentini and wife of Monsieur Bonnac. She inherits Udolpho as the nearest surviving relation of the Bonnac family.

Charlemagne

A ruler depicted in the tapestry at Château-le-Blanc, which portrays his exploits and those of his twelve peers.

Jarl

Also known as the magician Jarl

A magician depicted in the tapestry at Château-le-Blanc, performing incantations and necromantic feats before Charlemagne.

St. Aubert

Also known as M. St. Aubert · Monsieur St. Aubert

Emily’s late father and brother of the Marchioness de Villeroi. He concealed Emily’s relationship to the Marchioness at her request, asked the abbess and his confessor to keep it secret, and instructed Emily to destroy papers concerning the Marchioness’s death.

Sister Agnes

Also known as Agnes · the nun

A nun who dies after years of remorse and mental distress. She is Signora Laurentini, formerly the mistress of the Marquis de Villeroi, and confesses that she helped bring about the Marchioness’s murder; she leaves a miniature to Emily, believing it belongs to her.

Sister Frances

Also known as the nun

A nun at Emily’s convent who had given Emily a false history of Sister Agnes; Laurentini had circulated it to conceal her past.

The lady abbess

Also known as the abbess

The head of Emily’s convent, who knows that Emily is the Marchioness de Villeroi’s niece and had kept the relationship secret at St. Aubert’s request. She arranges for Emily to learn the truth after Laurentini’s death.

The confessor

Also known as the holy father · the friar

A friar who heard St. Aubert’s confession and attended his deathbed. He knew St. Aubert was the Marchioness de Villeroi’s brother and honored his request to keep Emily unaware of the relationship.

The nun who watches Agnes

Also known as the attendant nun

An unnamed nun who watches beside Agnes during her final illness and helps the abbess care for her during a fit.

The nun who informs Emily of Agnes’s condition

Also known as the nun who hurries into the parlour

An unnamed nun who tells Emily that Sister Agnes is dying and later reports that Agnes’s spirits were agitated by the arrival of the gentleman she wished to see.

The friar at St. Claire

Also known as the friar who opens the gate

An unnamed friar who admits Emily to the monastery on her evening walk.

The monks of St. Claire

Also known as the monks

Unnamed monks at the monastery who attend vespers and sit in the cloisters.

The nuns of St. Claire

Also known as the nuns · the sisterhood

Unnamed nuns at Emily’s convent who pray for Agnes and assist her during her final illness.

The boarders at Emily’s convent

Also known as the boarders

Unnamed residents of the convent who welcome Emily when she visits and offer her comfort after Agnes’s fit.

Monsieur Bonnac’s favourite son

Also known as the wild son

An unnamed son whose extravagant conduct and wild career contributed to Monsieur Bonnac’s financial distress and imprisonment.

The Marchioness de Villeroi

Also known as the late Marchioness · the late lady of Château-le-Blanc

The late wife of the Marquis de Villeroi and sister of St. Aubert, making her Emily’s aunt. Though falsely accused of infidelity, she was innocent; Laurentini and her husband caused her death by slow poison.

The Marquis de Villeroi

Also known as the late Marquis de Villeroi · the Marquis

The late husband of the Marchioness and former owner of Château-le-Blanc. Misled by Laurentini into believing his innocent wife had been unfaithful, he consented to her murder by poison, then lived in remorse until his death.

The Marquis de Villeroi’s father-in-law

Also known as the Marchioness’s father

An unnamed nobleman who commanded his daughter to marry the Marquis de Villeroi despite her attachment to another man.

The Marchioness’s former beloved

Also known as the gentleman of Gascony · the other lover

An unnamed gentleman from Gascony to whom the Marchioness was attached when she married the Marquis by her father’s command. The text does not identify him.

Laurentini’s parents

Also known as her father and mother

Unnamed parents of Laurentini who indulged and harshly opposed her passions rather than teaching her self-command. They died in the same year, leaving her to her own discretion.

Laurentini’s favourite female attendant

Also known as her favourite woman · the servant who accompanied her from Italy

An unnamed servant who attended Laurentini during her seclusion at Udolpho and accompanied her secretly to France. At the convent, she sometimes accompanied Laurentini on nighttime walks.

The physician who attends Laurentini

Also known as the physician

An unnamed physician who treated Laurentini and recommended allowing her nighttime walks as a way to soothe her distressed mind.

The physician bribed after the Marchioness’s death

Also known as the doctor

An unnamed physician who observed the Marchioness’s appearance after death and was bribed to remain silent.

The Marquis of Udolpho

Also known as the ancient Marquis of Udolpho

An unnamed ancestor of the house of Udolpho who was condemned by the church to contemplate a wax image resembling a corpse. He preserved the image in the castle and required his descendants to keep it there.

The member of the house of Udolpho who offended the church

Also known as the descendant who received the penance

An unnamed member of the Udolpho family who committed an offense against the church and was condemned to contemplate the wax image as penance.

The superiors of Emily’s convent

Also known as the superiors

The unnamed leaders of the convent who are present when Laurentini’s will is opened.

The narrator

An unnamed third-person narrator who recounts the characters’ histories and explains the mysteries surrounding Laurentini, the Marchioness, and the wax figure at Udolpho.

The Countess de Duvarney

Also known as Valancourt’s mother

Valancourt’s mother, mentioned as part of the family name of the Valancourts, Counts Duvarney.

Valancourt’s brother officers

Also known as the two officers who introduced him to Marchioness Champfort

Unnamed fellow officers who helped draw Valancourt into gaming and dissipation in Paris.

The Marchioness Champfort

Also known as Marchioness Chamfort

A young widow in Paris whose gatherings drew Valancourt into dissipation. Although the Count had heard that she gave him money, the narrator clarifies that Valancourt never accepted pecuniary support from her.

The mysterious figure behind the west-chamber veil

Also known as the object in the west chamber · the waxen image

A wax figure made to resemble a decayed corpse, kept in a chamber at Udolpho as a family penance. Emily mistook it for a human body and believed it was Laurentini’s remains.

The late lady of Udolpho

Also known as the lady of the castle · Signora Laurentini

Signora Laurentini, former owner of Udolpho, who was believed to have disappeared mysteriously. She had actually entered a convent in France, where she died after years of remorse.

The Baron de Saint Foix

Also known as the Baron

An old friend of Count De Villefort and father of the Chevalier St. Foix. The banditti at the fortress mistake the Count for the Baron, whom they blame for the capture of their comrades.

The Count’s servants travelling through the Pyrenees

Also known as the Count’s attendants

Unnamed servants accompanying the Count’s party. Some are wounded in the fight with the banditti, and they help the party escape from the fortress.

The guides travelling with the Count

Also known as the two guides · the chief guide

Unnamed guides who know the mountain paths. They carry the wounded St. Foix on a makeshift litter and help lead the party away from the fortress.

The banditti who murder Count de Beliard

Also known as the horde of banditti

An unnamed band of brigands; this passage reveals that some of their number are connected with the pirates occupying the ruined fortress. They plot to rob and kill the Count’s party, but are defeated and secured in the fortress dungeon.

The hunters at the mountain fortress

Also known as the men in hunters’ habits · the hosts

Men who pretend to be hunters and offer the Count’s party shelter in a ruined fortress. They are banditti who plan to rob and murder their guests.

The banditti chief at the fortress

Also known as the chief robber · the first ruffian

A leading bandit who argues that the Count’s party should be secured and robbed. He recognizes St. Foix as the son of a baron who helped bring their comrades to the gallows.

The bandit who recognizes St. Foix

Also known as the man who gazes at St. Foix

A bandit who recognizes St. Foix but is not recognized by him. He takes part in the plot against the Count’s party.

The bandit who claims to have attacked the Baron

Also known as the third ruffian · the third robber

A bandit who says he was among those who attacked the Baron and resents him for the comrades who were captured. He argues over how to rob the Count’s party.

The man who opens the fortress gate

Also known as the armed man with the hunting spear

An armed man who first opens the gate to question the Count, then begins to close it. Another man calls from above and persuades the party to wait for shelter.

Jacques

A man among the apparent hunters at the fortress. He fetches birds from the stone gallery and is later named among those who prepare the meal.

The man silently watching St. Foix

Also known as the man by the fire

An unidentified man at the fortress who watches St. Foix intently. Blanche later recognizes him among the banditti in a room where they plot against the party.

The tall soldier among the banditti

Also known as the man with the knapsack

A tall, robust bandit in a faded military uniform who arrives with a companion and a bag of game and plunder. The Count notices the metal glinting in the bag.

The second bandit arriving from the mountains

Also known as the soldier’s companion

An armed man who arrives at the fortress with the tall soldier, carrying game and a heavy bag. He is among the banditti who plan to rob the Count’s party.

The bandit who guards Blanche

Also known as the robber who detains Blanche

An unnamed bandit left to guard Blanche after others rush away during the fight. He holds her as she faints.

The pirates at Château-le-Blanc

Also known as the pirates

An unnamed group who use the castle’s vaults to hide stolen goods from their sea raids. They spread stories that the north apartments are haunted, abduct Ludovico, and are connected with smugglers and banditti in the Pyrenees.

The housekeeper’s husband

Also known as the château steward

The unnamed husband of the Château-le-Blanc housekeeper. He and his wife were the only residents of the castle for some years before the pirates’ frightening tricks drove them away.

The pirate who hides in the bed

Also known as the man in the bed

An unnamed pirate who hides beneath a bed’s counterpane when the Château-le-Blanc housekeeper approaches, then frightens her and her companion by raising his face.

The other person who enters the bedroom with the housekeeper

Also known as the housekeeper’s companion

An unidentified person who accompanies the housekeeper into the bedroom where a pirate is hiding in the bed. The pirate frightens them both into fleeing.

The banditti returning to the fortress

Also known as the companions out in the mountains

Unnamed members of the banditti who are expected back from the mountains. Their return is signaled by a horn, and the Count’s party leaves to avoid them.

Richard

A neighbor’s son who plays the oboe near Theresa’s cottage. His music is heard while Emily is grieving for Valancourt.

Gabriel

A servant in the household of the Count de Duvarney. He recounts Valancourt’s kindness to the servants and the poor, his imprisonment in Paris, and his estrangement from the Count.

Gregoire

Also known as old Gregoire · the butler

The Count de Duvarney’s butler, who bought a walking-stick so he could visit Valancourt in prison when the Count refused to help him.

The Count de Duvarney’s valet

Also known as my lord’s valet

An unnamed valet who tells Gregoire that Valancourt had behaved wildly and spent heavily in Paris, and that the Count refused to secure his release from prison.

Philippe

Emily’s servant, whom she had ordered to attend her home. Theresa opens the cottage door for him after Emily realizes he is likely the visitor.

The steward of the Count de Duvarney

Also known as the steward

An unnamed steward whom Theresa sends a messenger to question about Valancourt. He has heard no news of Valancourt since his departure from Languedoc.

The Countess De Villefort

Also known as the Countess

The Count’s second wife and stepmother to Blanche and Henri. Blanche says she sends a message encouraging Emily to visit Château-le-Blanc.

The lady marchioness

Also known as the late Marchioness de Villeroi · the late marchioness · the late lady of Château-le-Blanc

The former lady of Château-le-Blanc, whose death and the supposed haunting of the north apartments helped the pirates conceal their secret passage and stolen goods.

The messenger Theresa sends to the steward

Also known as the messenger

An unnamed person Theresa entrusts with an errand to the steward to inquire about Valancourt. The messenger is expected to return the following day.

The people who hear the banditti’s plot

Also known as the Count’s attendants who learn of the plot

Unnamed attendants whom Ludovico secretly informs of the banditti’s plan to murder and rob the Count’s party. They help coordinate the response that defeats the banditti.

Margaret

Also known as the nun who leads Agnes to her cell

An unnamed nun at Emily’s convent who gently leads Sister Agnes from the parlour to her cell.

The Count’s father

Also known as Du Pont’s father

An unnamed man who forbade his son Du Pont to declare his love for Emily because she was of inferior fortune. He later died while Du Pont was away in Italy.

The Count De Villefort

Also known as Francis Beauveau · the Count

A nobleman who inherited Château-le-Blanc and father of Blanche and Henri. He encourages Du Pont to hope that Emily may eventually return his love, and later travels with Blanche and the Chevalier St. Foix through the Pyrenees toward La Vallée.

Mademoiselle Bearn

Also known as Mademoiselle Béarn

A friend and companion of the Countess, who accompanies her on a visit to a family in lower Languedoc.

Jean the gardener

Also known as the gardener

An unnamed gardener at Emily’s Thoulouse mansion. He fired his gun at a solitary man he took for a robber in the garden; Emily suspects the man was Valancourt.

The servant who guards Emily on the journey

Also known as the Count’s steady servant

An unnamed, steady servant of the Count who accompanies and guards Emily on her journey from the convent to Thoulouse.

The physicians who attend Emily

Also known as the physicians

Unnamed doctors summoned when Emily develops a slow fever from anxiety. They prescribe fresh air, gentle exercise, and amusement.

The neighboring families who visit Emily

Also known as the visitors at Thoulouse

Unnamed families formerly acquainted with Madame Montoni who visit Emily to offer condolences, congratulate her on her inheritance, and ask about Montoni and rumors concerning her.

The Count de Beliard

A Count murdered by banditti in the Pyrenees a few years before the journey of Count De Villefort and his family. A monumental cross marks the place where he was killed.

The mountaineers dancing in the valley

Also known as the French and Spanish peasants · the group of mountaineers

Unnamed French and Spanish peasants from a nearby hamlet who dance and play music in a green mountain recess as the Count’s party passes.

The watch-dog

Also known as the dog heard in the mountains

An unnamed dog whose distant barking helps guide the travellers toward a possible inn or shelter in the Pyrenees.

The hunter or shepherd in the mountains

Also known as the hunter · the shepherd

An unnamed mountain dweller who may use an old watch-tower as shelter. The Count describes hunters and shepherds as inhabitants of such towers, but does not identify one at this tower.

The smugglers in the Pyrenees

Also known as French and Spanish smugglers

Unnamed smugglers who cross the Pyrenees with contraband and sometimes shelter in abandoned watch-towers.

The king’s troops pursuing smugglers

Also known as the soldiers sent against the smugglers · the military

Unnamed troops sometimes sent into the Pyrenees to pursue smugglers. The Count says encounters between them and smugglers can become deadly.

The wolves in the Pyrenees

Also known as the wolves

Wolves inhabiting the mountain wilds, which the travellers’ fire is intended to keep away.

The Count’s servants who perform at the concerts

Also known as the servants who play horns and other instruments

Unnamed servants who perform on horns and other instruments at musical gatherings in the woodland pavilion and nearby woods.

The Count’s servants sent to search for Emily

Also known as the Count’s servants

Unnamed household servants sent to search the woods for Emily when she remains at the watch-tower after dark.

The maid who faints at the apparition

Also known as the girl on the back staircase

An unnamed maid who sees an apparition on the second landing-place while climbing the back staircase. She faints at Emily’s door and says the figure glided upstairs and vanished at the door of a recently opened apartment.

The servants who hear the maid’s alarm

Also known as the servants present

Unnamed Château-le-Blanc servants who gather after the maid faints. Frightened by the reported apparition and Ludovico’s disappearance, several leave or request their discharge.

The Count’s guests

Also known as the party of the Count’s friends

Unnamed friends who visit the Count at Château-le-Blanc, bringing a period of gaiety and musical entertainments. They attend as Ludovico enters the north apartments and later discuss whether spirits can return to earth.

The Count’s valet

Also known as Pierre

An unnamed valet who attends the Count. He tells him that mysterious music and a voice are often heard around midnight, apparently coming from the woods.

The nun called Sister Frances

Also known as Sister Frances

A nun at Emily’s convent who says Château-le-Blanc was long believed to be haunted and that reports accused the late Marquis de Villeroi of some unknown crime. She defends the Count’s courage and says the innocent may trust in divine protection.

Mademoiselle Feydeau

Also known as the boarder at the convent

A boarder at Emily’s convent who asks what crime was imputed to the late Marquis de Villeroi and what punishment Sister Agnes meant.

The nuns at Emily’s convent

Also known as the nuns

Unnamed religious women who welcome Emily back to the convent. They discuss Ludovico’s disappearance and the late Marquis, and most believe the disappearance was supernatural.

The peasants who bring fruit to the monastery

Also known as the peasants

Unnamed peasants who bring fruit to Emily’s convent and spread news about the Count’s overnight watch in the north apartments.

The messenger from Monsieur Quesnel

Also known as M. Quesnel’s messenger

An unnamed messenger who brings word from Monsieur Quesnel that Montoni is dead and that Emily can claim her late aunt’s estates.

The advocate at Avignon

Also known as the Advocate

An unnamed legal adviser of Count De Villefort who writes that Emily should assert her claim to the estates of her late aunt, Madame Montoni.

The friend of Monsieur Quesnel at Venice

Also known as Quesnel’s Venetian friend

An unnamed friend of Monsieur Quesnel who lives in Venice and sends him an account of Montoni’s trial, imprisonment, and reported death.

The Baron in Ludovico’s tale

Also known as Baron de Brunne

A fictional nobleman in the Provençal tale Ludovico reads, renowned for his hospitality and court. He follows a mysterious knight into the forest and discovers the knight’s dead body.

Sir Bevys of Lancaster

Also known as the English knight · the stranger in Ludovico’s tale · the Knight

A fictional English knight in Ludovico’s Provençal tale, returning from the Holy City when he is murdered in a forest. His ghost guides Baron de Brunne to his body and demands Christian burial and punishment for his murderers.

The pages of Baron de Brunne

Also known as the pages in waiting

Unnamed attendants who are asleep in the fictional Baron’s anteroom when he follows Sir Bevys from the castle.

Sir Bevys’s murderers

Also known as the knight’s murderers

Unidentified people who waylay and murder Sir Bevys of Lancaster as he travels from the Holy City toward his homeland.

The late Madame Montoni

Also known as Madame Cheron

St. Aubert’s widowed sister and Emily’s aunt and guardian, now deceased. Emily is told she may claim her estates after Montoni’s death.

Montoni

Also known as Signor Montoni

Madame Montoni’s husband and Emily’s uncle by marriage, formerly in control of Udolpho. He was tried with Orsino as a supposed accomplice in a Venetian nobleman’s murder, released for lack of evidence on that charge, then confined for other reasons and reportedly died in prison, possibly by poisoning.

Signor Orsino

Also known as Orsino

Montoni’s favourite and an assassin wanted for the murder of a Venetian nobleman. He is found guilty and executed on the wheel.

The Venetian nobleman murdered by Orsino’s assassins

Also known as the murdered nobleman

An unnamed Venetian nobleman whose murder is attributed to assassins hired by Orsino. Montoni is tried as a suspected accomplice, but the charge against him is not substantiated.

Montoni’s colleagues

Also known as Montoni’s associates

Unnamed associates tried with Montoni in connection with the murder of the Venetian nobleman. They are released when the charge is not substantiated.

Valancourt’s parents

Also known as Valancourt’s late parents

Valancourt’s unnamed parents, who died when he was young; responsibility for his upbringing then passed to his elder brother.

Valancourt’s tutor

Also known as the tutor

An unnamed tutor who judged Valancourt’s indignation at wrongdoing as a violent temper, while overlooking his gentleness and compassion toward the unfortunate.

The person in the woods near the watch-tower

Also known as the figure Emily sees at night

An unidentified figure who passes swiftly along the bank after Emily hears the mysterious music and voice near the watch-tower. Emily cannot make out who it is.

The voice and musician heard near Château-le-Blanc

Also known as the mysterious voice · the mysterious musician

An unidentified person whose music and voice are heard near the watch-tower and elsewhere around Château-le-Blanc at midnight. Emily recognizes the sounds from an earlier night, but the text does not identify their source.

The inhabitants of Château-le-Blanc

Also known as the household

Unnamed members of the château household who follow Ludovico toward the north apartments, though many turn back in fear. The servants’ terror grows after his disappearance.

The Count’s son

Also known as Henri

Henri, the Count’s son and Blanche’s brother. He accompanies his father during the investigations of the north apartments and becomes grave and reserved after the mysterious events.

The chevalier loved by the Marchioness

Also known as the nobleman the Marchioness preferred · the gentleman she was attached to

An unnamed gentleman whom the Marchioness loved and who visited Château-le-Blanc. Dorothée thought him well suited to her and heard a report that they had secretly married before her marriage to the Marquis, but she does not confirm the report or reveal his name.

Dorothée’s husband

Also known as the housekeeper’s husband · the château steward

The unnamed husband of Dorothée, who helped care for Château-le-Blanc and remained there after most of the servants left. Dorothée told him her suspicions about the Marchioness’s death, and he urged her to keep silent.

Philip

Also known as the butler

The butler at Château-le-Blanc during the Marchioness’s time. Dorothée recalls dancing with him at one of the Marquis’s entertainments.

The doctor who attends the Marchioness

Also known as the doctor sent for by the Marquis

An unnamed doctor summoned when the Marchioness became gravely ill, arriving too late to save her. After her death he questioned Dorothée about the illness and seemed troubled by her answers.

The servants at Château-le-Blanc

Also known as the château servants

Unnamed household servants who spread reports after Emily and Dorothée flee the Marchioness’s rooms, frightened by what they saw. They say they have often heard unexplained noises in the château.

The woman with whom Annette crosses the hall

Also known as the female servant with Annette

An unnamed female servant who accompanies Annette across the hall after the frightening events in the north rooms.

The officer who captures Montoni

Also known as the young officer · the commander of the expedition against Udolpho

An unnamed young officer who persuades the Venetian minister to use a covert plan to capture Montoni, then commands the expedition. He gains support from several of Montoni’s condottieri and surprises the castle’s garrison.

The Minister directing the expedition

Also known as the Minister

An unnamed Venetian minister who directs the operation against Montoni and gives command of the troops to the young officer.

The condottieri who aid the Venetian expedition

Also known as Montoni’s condottieri who join the plot

Several unnamed members of Montoni’s armed company who agree to help the Venetian officer capture him, hoping to punish their master and secure pardon from the Senate.

Count Morano

Also known as the Count

A Venetian nobleman who pursued Emily and plotted to abduct her. After Montoni’s capture, Morano is released from imprisonment, despite Montoni’s secret accusation against him.

The senators

Also known as the Venetian Senate

The Venetian governing body, which orders action against Montoni after his depredations become intolerable. It also seeks Orsino for the murder of one of its members and releases Morano after Montoni’s capture.

The murdered Venetian senator

Also known as the member of the Senate murdered by Orsino

An unnamed senator murdered by Orsino, whose death helps prompt the expedition against Udolpho.

Montoni’s officers

Also known as the officers captured with Montoni

Unnamed officers serving with Montoni at Udolpho. They are surprised and captured alongside him during the Venetian operation.

Montoni’s garrison

Also known as the whole garrison of Udolpho

The unnamed troops defending Udolpho, who surrender after the Venetian force’s surprise attack.

Emily’s father

Also known as her deceased father

St. Aubert, whose advice on self-command Emily recalls while deciding how to act toward Valancourt.

The sailors on the Count’s boat

Also known as the boatmen

Unnamed boatmen who row the Count’s family along the coast and turn back to seek shelter from the storm.

The friars of St. Claire

Also known as the monks

The unnamed monks of the monastery of St. Claire, who sing vespers and receive the Count’s party during the storm.

The Superior of St. Claire

Also known as the Superior

The unnamed head of the monastery, who welcomes the Count and his party and gives them shelter from the storm.

The abbess of St. Claire

Also known as the lady abbess

The unnamed abbess of St. Claire, who welcomes the Countess, Blanche, and Mademoiselle Bearn. Emily writes to her requesting admission to the convent as a boarder.

The Count’s servant who announces his arrival

Also known as the servant sent to announce the Count

An unnamed servant sent to ask the Superior for shelter when the Count’s boat returns to the monastery in the storm.

The Count’s servants carrying torches

Also known as the people sent to carry torches

Unnamed servants who carry torches along the cliffs to guide a vessel in distress and warn its crew about the rocks.

The sailors in the distressed vessel

Also known as the mariners · the crew

The unnamed crew of a storm-damaged vessel that signals for help and anchors in the bay. The Count’s boats bring them ashore.

The peasants at the vintage dance

Also known as the dancers

Unnamed country people who celebrate the vintage in a woodland glade with food, music, and dancing. The Count’s family joins them, and their festivities recall Emily’s past grief.

The musicians at the vintage dance

Also known as the musicians in the woods

Unnamed musicians who play flutes and a long guitar at the peasants’ vintage dance.

The boy with the tambourine

Also known as the dancing boy

An unnamed boy who plays and dances with a tambourine at the vintage celebration.

The young gentleman dancing with Blanche

Also known as the young gentleman of the Count’s party

An unnamed young man in the Count’s party who dances with Blanche at the vintage celebration.

The Count’s tenants at the banquet

Also known as the venerable tenants

Several unnamed, elderly tenants who join the Count’s family for the vintage celebration and its banquet.

The Parisian Countess who tells the Count about Valancourt

Also known as the well-known Parisian Countess

An unnamed but well-known Parisian countess who tells the Count that Valancourt was twice imprisoned for debt and that she helped secure his latest release. She is not otherwise identified.

Valancourt’s criminal associates

Also known as the party who live by plunder

An unnamed circle of dissolute men who live by plunder and draw Valancourt into gambling and other vice. They reportedly share their profits with him because of his skill at play.

Signor Verezzi

Also known as Verezzi

One of Montoni’s intimates, hot-tempered and easily provoked. He attacks Du Pont with a stiletto after finding him with Emily, but Du Pont overpowers him.

The soldier who guards Valancourt’s prison

Also known as the sentinel familiar to Ludovico · Sebastian

A soldier who guards Valancourt at Udolpho and has shown kindness to Du Pont, allowing him occasional freedom and agreeing to let him visit the castle. Ludovico identifies him as Sebastian.

Emily’s dog

Also known as Manchon

St. Aubert’s dog and a favourite of Emily’s. He follows her during the escape from Udolpho and barks while the fugitives hide near the outer gate.

The soldier on watch at the outer gate

Also known as the sentinel who speaks with Ludovico

An unnamed sentinel whom Ludovico distracts while Emily and the others escape. He leaves his post briefly, allowing them to reach the gates.

Federico

A man at Udolpho who has wine, according to Ludovico, who directs the outer-gate sentinel to Sebastian for better wine.

The peasants who sing among the vineyards

Unnamed peasants whose song the travellers hear while journeying through Tuscany.

The landlord who helps the escaping prisoners

Also known as the honest landlord

An unnamed innkeeper in a small mountain town who agrees to lend fresh horses after learning that the travellers are prisoners escaping from Montoni. He is too poor to lend them money.

The Condottiere whose horse carries stolen money

Also known as the ruffian who owns the hidden booty

An unnamed member of Montoni’s armed company whose horse strays from Udolpho carrying a bag of plunder beneath its saddle. Ludovico discovers the money, which funds the group’s journey.

The mariner in Emily’s poem

Also known as the sailor youth · Henry

A fictional sailor in Emily’s poem who leaves his bride Ellen, is shipwrecked, and dies; his spirit is said to haunt the shore.

Ellen

The fictional bride of Henry in Emily’s poem. After his death at sea, her grave is guarded by the spirits of lovers.

The abbess at Blanche’s convent

Also known as the lady abbess

The unnamed superior of the convent where Blanche has been raised. Blanche bids her farewell when leaving to join her father.

Blanche’s young convent companions

Also known as Blanche’s young companions

The unnamed young women at Blanche’s convent who come to bid her farewell when she leaves.

The nun who summons Blanche

Also known as the nun with a summons from the abbess

An unnamed nun who brings Blanche the abbess’s summons shortly before Blanche leaves the convent.

The postillions

Unnamed drivers who stop at Blanche’s convent to collect her and continue the journey to Château-le-Blanc.

The servant who gives notice of the Count’s arrival

Also known as the servant who climbs the ruined wall

An unnamed servant who climbs over a ruined section of the château’s gate wall to announce the arrival of its new lord.

The château’s old steward

Also known as the old steward

The longtime steward at Château-le-Blanc, who appears with Dorothée to welcome Count De Villefort. He attends the Count as he surveys the estate.

The Parisian servants at Château-le-Blanc

Also known as the servants sent to prepare the château

Unnamed servants sent ahead from Paris to prepare Château-le-Blanc for Count De Villefort and his family.

Blanche’s woman

Also known as the Countess’s woman

An unnamed female attendant who accompanies the family to Château-le-Blanc and attends Blanche in her chamber.

The convent friars and nuns

Also known as the poor nuns and friars

The unnamed religious residents of Blanche’s convent, whose cloistered life Blanche reflects on after leaving.

Carlo

Also known as the old steward · the ancient servant of the castle · the old servant of Udolpho

Montoni’s elderly steward at Udolpho, who has lived in the castle for many years. He is nearly related to Marco, the peasant whose past service to Montoni earned his family a cottage.

Signor Bertolini

Also known as Bertolini

One of Montoni’s intimates, who has previously been promised Emily by Montoni. After the siege he gambles with Verezzi and joins him in pursuing Emily through the castle.

The imprisoned men at Udolpho

Also known as the prisoners

Unnamed captives held at Udolpho. One is a Frenchman captured in a skirmish, later identified as Valancourt.

The troops pursuing Montoni’s men

Also known as the enemy troops

An armed force that besieges Udolpho after pursuing Montoni’s raiders. The defenders repel them, and they raise the siege.

The people who follow Montoni into Emily’s room

Also known as Montoni’s attendants

Unnamed attendants who enter with Montoni when he confronts Morano; some try to separate the fighters, while others rescue Emily from Morano’s servants.

Ugo

One of the armed guides who escorts Emily from Udolpho to a cottage in Tuscany. After the siege, Montoni sends him back to fetch Emily; he returns with her and Bertrand to the castle.

Bertrand

Also known as Giovanni

One of the armed guides who escorts Emily to a Tuscan cottage and remains there to guard her. After the siege he accompanies her back to Udolpho, where he knows a sentinel at the gate.

The peasant who shelters Emily

Also known as the man at the cottage

A tall, sallow peasant with a shrewd, guarded manner, who lets Emily and her guides into his cottage in Tuscany. His name is Marco; a service he rendered Montoni earned the cottage for him.

Dorina

Marco’s wife, who lives with him in the Tuscan cottage where Emily is sent. Emily finds her manner coarse and her character harsh.

Maddelina

Also known as the peasant’s daughter

Marco and Dorina’s daughter, about seventeen, whose gentle and generous nature wins Emily’s affection. She secretly brings Emily supper and accompanies her on walks near the cottage.

The peasants who attend the festival

Also known as the groups of peasants by the sea

Unnamed Tuscan peasants who gather by the shore for music, singing, and dancing. They welcome Emily and Maddelina, offer them fruit, and invite Emily to join the dance.

The girl who sings to the sea-nymph

Also known as the singing peasant girl

An unnamed girl at the Tuscan seaside festival who holds a flower garland and sings an invocation to a sea-nymph before casting the garland into the waves.

The soldier at the castle gate

Also known as the sentinel who admits Emily

An unnamed sentinel who challenges Ugo and Bertrand at Udolpho’s gate, recognizes Ugo, and admits the party into the castle.

The soldiers carrying away the enemy dead

Also known as the enemy’s comrades

Unnamed soldiers who carry away the fallen attackers from the woods below Udolpho during the siege.

The Senate

The Venetian governing body, which arrests Morano after Montoni submits a false anonymous accusation alleging designs against the state.

The person Montoni employs to deliver the accusation

Also known as Montoni’s informant

An unnamed person whom Montoni trusts to place a letter accusing Morano in the anonymous reporting receptacle at the Doge’s palace.

The sentinels

Also known as the men on watch

Unnamed armed guards who patrol the castle ramparts. After the siege, their watches are doubled because Udolpho’s defences are damaged.

Signor Cavigni

Montoni’s Italian friend and intimate.

The officers with Montoni

Also known as Montoni’s officers

Unnamed officers who serve with Montoni at Udolpho. One of them accosts Emily in the gallery and tries to compel her to join a gathering; others are with Montoni when he threatens her and prepares the castle’s defence.

Caterina

Also known as the servant of the castle

A woman who has served at Udolpho for many years. She stays with Annette and Ludovico while Annette is locked up during the gathering.

Signora Livona

Also known as the Signora

A Venetian woman whom Montoni once introduced to Madame Montoni. She arrives at Udolpho with two other ladies and several gentlemen; Annette says Livona is now Montoni’s mistress and that he had introduced her to his wife to counter rumors about her reputation.

The lady who accosts Emily in the gallery

Also known as the officer who tries to kiss Emily’s hand

An unnamed officer with Montoni who grabs Emily, urges her to join the gathering, and attempts to kiss her hand. Emily breaks free and shuts herself in her chamber.

The people who come with Montoni

Also known as Montoni’s party

Unnamed men who accompany Montoni and Cavigni to the castle gate and help defeat the horsemen attempting to abduct Emily.

The man who helps Morano’s plot

Also known as Montoni’s disloyal servant · the servant who gave Morano the keys

An unnamed servant whom Montoni treated harshly and who helped Morano’s men reach Emily’s chamber. The passage does not establish whether he is Barnardine, who separately betrays Montoni by helping abduct Emily.

The unknown person in the neighbouring chamber

Also known as the mysterious inhabitant of the neighbouring apartment · the unknown neighbour

An unidentified person who remains in a chamber near Emily’s room. Emily thinks the person can leave freely, and later sees Montoni visit the chamber; the passage does not reveal the person’s identity.

Roberto

Also known as the sentinel who falls senseless

A castle sentinel who is subject to fits. Annette says he was among those frightened into fits by the apparition on the ramparts.

Launcelot

A trumpeter at Udolpho and a castle sentinel. He and Sebastian previously saw a mysterious figure on the rampart; he insists it was the devil.

The unknown poet and musician

Also known as the stranger who took Madame St. Aubert’s bracelet

An unidentified person who leaves verses addressed to Emily and plays her lute at the fishing-house; Madame St. Aubert’s bracelet, bearing Emily’s miniature, disappears during the same visit. The passage suggests Valancourt may have written the sonnets and played the music, and Emily recognizes the same voice singing at Udolpho, but she has no confirmation.

The strangers lodged at Udolpho

Also known as the men who arrive at the castle

A group of individually unidentified men who arrive at Udolpho and are lodged in rooms formerly used by the household’s upper servants. Emily notices their fierce appearance, and they question the workers repairing the ramparts.

The servants who carry Madame Montoni to the turret

Also known as the men employed to carry Madame Montoni · the three men who remove Madame Montoni

Unnamed men who move Madame Montoni to the turret under Montoni’s orders and guard her there. One is wounded in the affray; they later carry her body for burial.

The guests at Montoni’s feast

Also known as the other Signors · Montoni’s companions

Unnamed guests who feast with Montoni in the cedar chamber after the castle’s fighting. Emily hears their revelry, and several of them had attended the previous day’s gathering.

The party of Montoni’s troops returning to Udolpho

Also known as the last party · the men returning from the mountains

A troop of Montoni’s men returning from a raid in the mountains, pursued by enemy forces. Their arrival alerts the castle to the approaching siege and triggers preparations for its defence.

The unnamed prisoner or musician at Udolpho

Also known as the stranger Emily believes may be Valancourt

An unidentified person whom Emily hears playing and singing a song from Gascony at Udolpho. She suspects it is Valancourt, perhaps held as a prisoner, but the passage does not confirm the person’s identity.

The servant who discusses the prisoners’ ransoms

Also known as the first man in the servants’ hall

An unnamed man in Montoni’s service who says that capturing prisoners is profitable because their ransoms count as booty. He complains that the soldiers do not share in the ransom proceeds.

The other man who discusses the prisoners’ ransoms

Also known as the second man in the servants’ hall

An unnamed man in Montoni’s service who grumbles that the soldiers do not share in the prisoners’ ransom money.

The unknown voice beneath the cedar parlour

Also known as the voice that says “This night!”

An unidentified voice that interrupts Montoni while he threatens Emily, repeating his words, “This night!” No speaker is identified.

The unseen groaning person beneath the cedar parlour

Also known as the voice that groans beneath the chamber

An unidentified person or presence whose groans seem to come from beneath the cedar parlour during Montoni’s threats to Emily. Montoni does not investigate, though he shows a momentary shade of fear.

The peasants repairing the fortifications

Also known as the men examining the breach

Unnamed workers at Udolpho who examine a breach and begin repairing the castle’s fortifications.

The foreign enemy allied with the besieged castle

Also known as the foreign troops

Unnamed foreign soldiers who join the defenders of a castle attacked by Montoni’s troops and help drive the attackers away.

The owners of the plundered villas

Also known as the people whose villas Montoni’s troops attacked

Several unnamed people whose isolated villas are attacked and plundered by Montoni’s men.

The two guides accompanying Emily

Also known as Emily’s guides

Two of Montoni’s men assigned to take Emily from Udolpho to a cottage in Tuscany. Their appearance and conversation alarm her; one is Ugo and the other is Bertrand.

The lady who married the Milanese cavalier

Also known as the woman pursued by Orsino

An unnamed woman whom Signor Orsino pursued and serenaded despite her rejection of him. She married a gentleman from Milan, and Orsino arranged an attack on the couple in which her husband was killed.

The Milanese cavalier murdered by Orsino’s men

Also known as the gentleman of Milan · the lady’s husband

An unnamed gentleman from Milan who married the woman Signor Orsino desired. Orsino’s men ambushed and killed him while he and his wife travelled toward Padua.

The servants of the Milanese cavalier

Also known as the husband’s servants

Unnamed servants who had ridden ahead to the next town during the journey to Padua. They heard the attack and arrived in time to prevent Orsino’s men from taking the wife.

The man who assists Bertrand in the ambush

Also known as one of Orsino’s men

An unnamed accomplice in Orsino’s attack on the Milanese cavalier. He and the other assassins failed to capture the man’s wife when the servants arrived.

The Tuscans who inhabit the cottage

Also known as the people who care for Emily

The unnamed peasant and his wife, who have been entrusted with receiving Emily at the cottage in Tuscany. Montoni has sent them a letter ahead of her arrival.

Barnardine

Also known as the porter

Montoni’s porter, who previously betrayed him by helping abduct Emily. Bribed by Morano again, he uses Annette’s careless talk to devise a way to lure Emily to the gates, but the attempt is foiled.

The servants who free Annette

Also known as the people Emily asks to release Annette

Unnamed castle servants whom Annette asks for information about Madame Montoni. Some do not know her fate, while others seem to have been ordered to conceal it.

The horsemen waiting outside the castle

Also known as Barnardine’s accomplices · the armed men on horseback

Unnamed men on horseback who wait outside Udolpho as part of Barnardine’s attempt to abduct Emily. They ride away when Montoni’s party arrives and outnumbers them.

The man adjusting the horse’s saddle

Also known as the man who buckles the saddle

An unnamed man among the horsemen who busily adjusts a horse’s saddle for Emily’s attempted removal from the castle.

The person in the portal chamber

Also known as the corpse in the portal chamber

A man killed in the affray who is found dead beneath a curtain in the chamber where Barnardine locks Emily. He had been carried to the servants’ hall while wounded and later died; his body was moved for burial in the chapel vault.

The unknown figure on the rampart

Also known as the mysterious figure · the figure beneath Emily’s window

An unidentified, silent figure that appears several times on the rampart near Emily’s window, beckons to her, and makes mournful sounds. Emily and the sentinels cannot determine who or what it is.

Anthonio

Also known as the soldier on watch

A newly arrived soldier serving as a sentinel at Udolpho. He tells Emily that a strange flame has appeared on his lance and that his fellow guard considers it an ill omen.

The soldier who shares Anthonio’s watch

Also known as Anthonio’s fellow-guard

An unnamed soldier on watch with Anthonio, who says he has sometimes seen a mysterious flame on his arms and regards it as an omen.

The soldier who tells Emily about the castle stories

Also known as the sentinel who praises the Chief

An unnamed sentinel who says that strange stories have long been told about Udolpho, but that Montoni treats his soldiers well.

The other soldiers on the rampart

Also known as Roberto’s comrades

Unnamed guards who accompany Roberto after his fit and discuss sightings of the mysterious figure.

The officer standing with Orsino

Also known as the other officer

An unnamed officer standing with Orsino near a table covered with papers when Montoni summons Emily to sign a document.

The men who carry Madame Montoni’s body

Also known as the bearers at Madame Montoni’s funeral

Three unnamed men who carry Madame Montoni’s body to the chapel vault for burial. Two bear the body while the third carries a torch.

The priest who buries Madame Montoni

Also known as the friar at Madame Montoni’s funeral

An unnamed friar from a monastery in the mountains who performs Madame Montoni’s burial service in the chapel vault. He shows Emily compassion but is restrained from speaking freely by Montoni’s men.

The superior of the monastery

Also known as the Superior

The unnamed head of the monastery in the mountains, who regards Montoni and his associates with aversion and fear. He sends a monk to perform Madame Montoni’s burial service.

The four men carrying the wounded person

Also known as the bearers

Four unnamed men who carry a wounded person through the hall while Emily watches. Emily later suspects the wounded person was Ludovico, who is indeed badly injured but survives.

Benedetto

A castle musician who plays the great drum, according to Annette.

The men who carry Emily from the chamber

Also known as the ruffians who hold Emily

Unnamed armed men who lift Emily after she faints, carry her from the portal chamber, and hurry her toward horses waiting outside the castle.

Father Pierre

A priest who, according to Emily, has said he and Father Antoine sometimes hear celestial music while praying at night.

Father Antoine

A priest who, according to Emily, has said he and Father Pierre sometimes hear celestial music while praying at night.

Madame St. Aubert

St. Aubert’s late wife and Emily’s mother, remembered by Emily with deep affection. Emily recalls that St. Aubert once heard beautiful music after her death, which comforted him.

The troop of condottieri

Also known as the soldiers passing Udolpho · Montoni’s armed company · the band of horsemen

A troop of armed men at Udolpho, including Montoni’s intimates and the three strangers Emily had noticed. Montoni directs them and orders a night watch; their preparations and purpose remain uncertain, though Annette suspects he means to lead robbers.

The commanders of the passing troops

Also known as the commanders

Unnamed military leaders riding at the front of the troop that passes Udolpho, directing the march.

The Italian who spoke with Valancourt

Also known as the Italian informant

An unnamed Italian whom Valancourt overhears discussing Montoni. He says the troubling claims about Montoni came from floating reports, which may be unreliable; the narrator later confirms that the hints about Montoni’s character and condition were true.

Cesario

Morano’s servant and confidant, who helps prepare the abduction of Emily and enters her chamber with the Count. After Morano is wounded, Cesario seeks a cottage and arranges for his master to be carried there.

Morano’s confidential valet

Also known as the Count’s confidential valet

An unnamed servant trusted by Morano, to whom the Count confides his plan to carry Emily away. He finds a disaffected servant of Montoni who can help execute the plan.

Morano’s servants

Also known as the Count’s servants · the men waiting to convey Emily

Unnamed retainers who accompany Morano to Udolpho and wait to help carry Emily away. After Montoni wounds the Count, they assist in moving him to a nearby cottage.

The old woman left at Montoni’s mansion

Also known as the woman in charge of the mansion

An unnamed woman left to care for Montoni’s deserted Venetian mansion. She tells Morano that Montoni and his family have gone to Terra-firma, enabling him to discover their destination.

The man who comes with Morano

Also known as Morano’s friend

An unnamed friend who accompanies Morano on his journey from Venice to Udolpho.

The surgeon of the nearest town

Also known as the practitioner at Morano’s cottage

An unnamed medical practitioner summoned to treat Morano after his duel with Montoni. He dresses the Count’s wounds, gives him a composing draught, and stays to watch his condition.

The servant who accompanies Carlo

Also known as Carlo’s fellow-servant

An unnamed servant who stands with Carlo outside Emily’s chamber while they watch for Morano.

The man who attends Montoni

Also known as the servant who reports Morano’s departure

An unnamed servant who tells Montoni that Morano’s people are carrying him on a couch to a nearby cottage.

The other gentleman who arrives with Morano

Also known as the cavalier accompanying the Count

An unnamed gentleman who arrives at Udolpho with Morano and leaves the carriage with him.

The person in Madame Montoni’s dressing-room

Also known as the man seated by the fire

An unidentified person whom Emily sees seated beside the fire while Madame Montoni weeps in her dressing-room. Emily cannot distinguish the person’s features or hear what is said.

The men on horseback accompanying Morano

Also known as Morano’s mounted attendants

Unnamed men accompanying Morano’s carriage to Udolpho by torchlight.

The man who watches Emily’s chamber

Also known as Carlo’s fellow-servant

An unnamed servant who helps Carlo watch the corridor outside Emily’s chamber on the night Morano attempts to abduct her. The passage does not establish whether he is the same person as the servant who aided Morano.

The servant who betrays Montoni

Also known as the servant who aided Morano

An unnamed servant whom Morano recruits after Montoni has treated him harshly; he provides access and keys for the attempt to abduct Emily. The passage leaves unclear whether he is the same person as the servant Carlo watches with outside Emily’s chamber.

The servant who carries Montoni’s message

Also known as Montoni’s messenger

An unnamed servant who delivers Montoni’s command that Emily leave the corridor and that Morano quit the castle.

Madame Merveille

A woman in Thoulouse to whom Madame Montoni spoke unkindly about Emily, accusing her of disobedience and suggesting she might run away with Valancourt.

Madame Vaison

A woman in Thoulouse to whom Madame Montoni spoke unkindly about Emily, accusing her of disobedience and suggesting she might run away with Valancourt.

Carlo’s wife

Also known as Carlo’s deceased wife

Carlo’s late wife, who lived with him at Udolpho and is remembered by him as having nearly been struck by falling battlements.

The maid of Signora Laurentini

Also known as the lady’s woman

An unnamed maid who accompanied Signora Laurentini when she walked into the woods on the evening she disappeared.

The former owner of Udolpho’s beloved

Also known as the man Signora Laurentini loved

An unnamed person whom Signora Laurentini loved, according to Annette’s account. The passage gives no further information about him.

The peasant accompanying Montoni

Also known as the peasant in Montoni’s company

An unnamed peasant who accompanies Montoni and Carlo as Montoni gives directions near the castle ramparts.

Madame Quesnel

M. Quesnel’s Italian wife, an heiress described as vain and frivolous. She hosts Emily and the others at Villa Miarenti and is among those who encourage Emily’s marriage to Count Morano.

Madame Montoni’s confidential servant

Also known as the servant sent by Orsino

An unnamed servant trusted by Orsino, whom he sends to summon Montoni from a Casino without revealing his name.

The captured assassin

Also known as one of the assassins

An unnamed hired assassin apprehended after the attack on the Venetian nobleman. He confesses that Orsino employed him.

The officers of the police

Also known as the police

Unnamed Venetian officers who are watching for Orsino throughout the city after an assassin implicates him in murder.

The priest

Also known as the priest who would perform Emily’s marriage

An unnamed priest whom Montoni says will come to his house with Count Morano to marry Emily.

The barge-men

Also known as the boatmen

Unnamed men who guide the barge up the Brenta and speak to their horses along the bank.

Hamet

A camel driver in the story Emily imagines while travelling. A shepherd saves him from a Tartar robber, allowing him to continue his journey home to his wife and children.

Hamet’s wife

An unnamed woman in Emily’s imagined story, waiting at home with Hamet’s children.

Hamet’s children

Also known as Hamet’s little children

The unnamed children waiting at home for Hamet in Emily’s imagined story.

The shepherd who saves Hamet

Also known as the fearful shepherd

An unnamed shepherd who sees a Tartar robber attack Hamet and kills the assailant with an arrow. He leaves with Hamet after saving his life.

The Tartar robber

Also known as the robber Tartar

An unnamed armed robber who tries to kill Hamet and steal his goods. The shepherd kills him with an arrow.

The friends at Villa Miarenti

Also known as Quesnel’s friends

A few unnamed guests seated with M. and Madame Quesnel when Montoni’s party arrives at Villa Miarenti.

The young Piedmontese violinist

Also known as the peasant’s son · the musician at the inn

An unnamed peasant’s son from a valley near Susa who plays the violin beautifully at a local inn. He is travelling to Venice for the Carnival in hopes of earning money.

The landlord’s family musician

Also known as the violinist at the inn

An unnamed member of the innkeeper’s family whom Cavigni guesses is playing the violin at Susa; Annette identifies him as the young Piedmontese violinist.

Hannibal

The ancient general whose passage over the Alps is debated by Montoni and Cavigni during the journey. Emily imagines his army crossing the mountains and suffering heavy losses.

Count Utaldo

Also known as Utaldo · the famous captain Utaldo · the general

A famous captain commanding a victorious army returning to its principality with spoils, wounded soldiers, and prisoners. Montoni recognizes him as an acquaintance, and Utaldo invites the travellers to join the army’s celebration.

Signora Herminia

Also known as Herminia

A Venetian lady with a rich, expressive singing voice, who performs at Madame Montoni’s gathering. Emily sketches her and gives her the drawing; Herminia accepts it as a pledge of friendship.

The late mother of Madame Quesnel

Also known as Madame Quesnel’s late mother

An unnamed woman whose brother owned a villa on the Brenta. Her brother’s death leaves the estate and other effects to Monsieur Quesnel.

Madame Quesnel’s uncle

Also known as the deceased uncle

An unnamed owner of a villa on the Brenta and brother of Madame Quesnel’s late mother. He dies shortly before the events in Venice, leaving the estate and other effects to Monsieur Quesnel.

Madame Clairval

Also known as Madame Clairval, the elderly widow

An elderly widow who hosts lavish entertainments at Thoulouse and is Madame Cheron’s socially prominent acquaintance. She is Valancourt’s aunt: her late husband was the brother of Valancourt’s mother, the Countess de Duvarney. She accepts Madame Cheron’s proposed marriage terms for Emily and Valancourt, but later remains passive when Montoni separates them.

The young lady dancing with Valancourt

Also known as Mademoiselle d’Emery · Valancourt’s partner at Madame Clairval’s ball

A beautiful young woman of Thoulouse with a large fortune, whom Valancourt dances and converses with at Madame Clairval’s ball. Guests report that she may be destined to marry him, but the passage does not establish this.

The person who asks Emily if she is ill

Also known as the gentleman who offers Emily water

An unnamed guest at Madame Clairval’s ball who notices Emily’s pallor and politely offers to fetch her water.

Count Bauvillers

Also known as the Count

A gentleman known to Madame Cheron who speaks with Emily at Madame Clairval’s ball. He comments on Valancourt’s dancing and apologizes when he learns Valancourt is her acquaintance.

The lady seated near Madame Cheron

Also known as the lady at Madame Clairval’s supper

An unnamed guest who praises Valancourt’s accomplishments and reports the rumor that Mademoiselle d’Emery may marry him. She later tells Madame Cheron that Valancourt is Madame Clairval’s nephew.

The late Monsieur Clairval

Also known as Madame Clairval’s late husband

The late husband of Madame Clairval and brother of Valancourt’s mother, the Countess de Duvarney. His family connection gives Valancourt an introduction to Madame Clairval’s circle.

The person speaking with the Italian informant

Also known as the other person

An unnamed person who is talking with the Italian informant about Montoni when Valancourt overhears them.

The friar at the church of the Augustines

Also known as the friar who was to unite Emily and Valancourt

An unnamed friar whom Valancourt says would be waiting at the church of the Augustines to marry him and Emily in secret.

Mary

Also known as old Mary

An elderly woman from La Vallée who comes to see Emily after her return; Emily is too distressed to receive her and sends a token of remembrance.

Monsieur Barreaux

Also known as M. Barreaux · Barreaux · old Monsieur Barreaux

St. Aubert’s botanist friend, who sincerely mourns him and visits Emily to offer sympathy. He sends a pheasant to La Vallée after learning Emily is returning.

La Voisin

The elderly peasant who sheltered St. Aubert and Emily during his final illness. His conversation with St. Aubert about the afterlife returns to Emily’s mind as she grieves.

The peasants dancing by the Garonne

Also known as the group of peasants dancing

An unnamed group dancing on the banks of the Garonne near La Vallée. Their gaiety reminds Emily of happier times with her parents.

Madame St. Aubert’s late brother

Also known as Madame Cheron’s late brother

The unnamed brother of Madame Cheron and father of Emily. He appointed Madame Cheron as Emily’s guardian.

The female servant at Madame Cheron’s house

Also known as the servant who shows Emily to her chamber

An unnamed servant who leads Emily to her small chamber in Madame Cheron’s house in Thoulouse.

The young lady at Madame Cheron’s gathering

Also known as the young lady of the party

An unnamed guest who talks incessantly and draws attention at Madame Cheron’s gathering. She interrupts Cavigni’s attention to Emily.

The father’s pensioners

Also known as St. Aubert’s pensioners

A group of unnamed people supported by St. Aubert who gather at the gate to bid Emily farewell when she leaves La Vallée.

The gentleman on horseback

Also known as the stranger on horseback

An unnamed man whose air and figure resemble Valancourt’s as he rides past the pavilion at twilight. Emily cannot see his features clearly, so his identity is uncertain.

Michael

The muleteer driving St. Aubert and Emily. He briefly leaves the mules to search for Emily when St. Aubert faints.

The peasants at the woodland gathering

The unnamed men and women gathered for a vintage dance in a woodland glade. Some help Emily reach her father, and others bring the travellers wine and grapes.

La Voisin’s wife

Also known as La Voisin’s deceased wife

La Voisin’s late wife, whom he remembers with affection and hopes to meet again after death. She is Agnes’s mother.

Claude

La Voisin’s son, who played the flute at the cottage door. He was ill as a boy, but survived.

Father Denis

A priest who told La Voisin’s wife that mysterious music warned of a child’s death. His warning proved false when La Voisin’s son survived.

The nun who brings Emily the church key

Also known as sister Mariette

A nun who brings Emily a key to a private church door so she can visit St. Aubert’s grave at night. She warns Emily about a newly opened grave and then leaves her alone.

The friar buried at the convent

Also known as the deceased friar

An unnamed friar whose funeral takes place at the convent the evening before Emily visits her father’s grave.

The château’s new lord

Also known as the Marquis’s successor

The unnamed successor to the Marquis de Villeroi’s estates, who chiefly resides in Paris. La Voisin says the château remains almost uninhabited under his ownership.

The château housekeeper

Also known as the old housekeeper of the château

An unnamed woman who, with her husband, cares for the largely uninhabited château formerly owned by the Marquis de Villeroi.

M. Motteville

Also known as Motteville

A Parisian entrusted with most of St. Aubert’s personal property. His financial ruin left Emily’s father poor, though St. Aubert says she will not be destitute.

The hostess

Also known as the cottage hostess

The woman who gives St. Aubert, Emily, and Valancourt lodging in her cottage. She initially refuses to let Michael’s mules share a room with her children, but Valancourt persuades her to accommodate them.

The surgeon of Beaujeu

Also known as the surgeon

A rough local practitioner who treats Valancourt’s gunshot wound and advises him to rest. St. Aubert doubts his skill but accepts his advice because no better help is nearby.

The two shepherd’s children

Also known as the shepherd’s children

The unnamed young sons of Jacques and his wife, whom St. Aubert and Emily meet outside their mountain cottage. Their family’s distress over stolen sheep moves Valancourt to give generously.

The shepherd’s wife

Jacques’s unnamed wife, who tells St. Aubert and Emily that gipsies stole sheep her husband had bought with his savings. She fears the loss of his master’s trust and the hardship it would bring their children.

The shepherd’s master

Also known as the shepherd’s master

The unnamed owner of the flock Jacques tends. The shepherd’s wife describes him as hard and fears he will no longer entrust Jacques with his sheep after the theft.

The poor monk

Also known as the monk who opens the convent gate

The monk who admits St. Aubert, Emily, and Valancourt to the convent and brings their request for lodging to the superior.

The peasant near the château

Also known as the second peasant

An unnamed countryman who directs St. Aubert’s party toward the château in the woods, while warning that he would not advise them to go there.

The first peasant

Also known as the peasant walking on the road

An unnamed passerby who tells St. Aubert’s party that no nearby house accommodates travellers, but mentions a château in the woods and says he cannot show them the way.

The late Monsieur St. Aubert

St. Aubert’s father, whose liberality or extravagance burdened the family finances. His son sold part of the family estate to Monsieur Quesnel.

The grey-headed peasant

The elderly peasant entrusted with St. Aubert’s boyhood summer cottage; he welcomed the young St. Aubert with fruit and cream.

St. Aubert’s two sons

St. Aubert and Madame St. Aubert’s sons, both of whom died in infancy before the story begins.

Francis

A servant in St. Aubert’s household, dismissed before St. Aubert and Emily set out on their journey.

The Duke de Joyeuse

A French duke whose marriage festivities are described by Monsieur Quesnel and Madame Quesnel; he is discussed as a political figure by Quesnel.

Margaretta of Lorrain

The sister of the Queen, whose marriage to the Duke de Joyeuse is celebrated at court.

Henry the Third

Also known as Henry III

The king whose court and festivities are discussed by Monsieur Quesnel.

Henry of Navarre

A political figure whose reception is discussed by Monsieur Quesnel.

The Duke de Durefort

A friend of Monsieur Quesnel, whom Quesnel says he plans to invite to his estate.

The Marquis Ramont

A friend of Monsieur Quesnel, whom Quesnel says he plans to invite to his estate.

The Countess Lacleur

Also known as Madame La Comtesse

A beautiful Parisian society hostess with captivating manners and a reputation for brilliant, playful wit. Valancourt attends her musical gatherings and suppers, where she secretly encourages gambling that helps fund her lavish establishment.

The three strangers on the rampart

Also known as the strangers Emily saw at Udolpho

Three armed-looking men whom Emily sees watching her on a terrace and later recognizes among Montoni’s followers. The man walking between the other two has a particularly watchful and villainous expression.

The eldest cavalier seated beside Emily

Also known as the tall Italian guest

An unnamed, tall Italian guest at Montoni’s dinner, with a long, narrow face, aquiline nose, penetrating dark eyes, and sickly yellow complexion. He is one of two cavaliers seated beside Emily.

The second cavalier seated beside Emily

Also known as the Italian guest of about forty

An unnamed Italian guest of about forty, with small, hollow dark-grey eyes and an irregular, sun-burnt face. He is one of two cavaliers seated beside Emily.

The eight other guests at Montoni’s dinner

Also known as Montoni’s uniformed guests

Eight unnamed men in uniform who dine with Montoni and Madame Montoni. Their expressions suggest fierce, scheming, or licentious characters, and they join Montoni’s armed company.

The savage-looking man among Montoni’s followers

Also known as the man resting on his pike

An unnamed man of apparently low condition among Montoni’s armed followers. He listens intently to Montoni and sometimes shows an air of authority that Montoni’s manner cannot suppress.

The unseen voice in the cedar chamber

Also known as the voice that interrupts Montoni

An unidentified speaker who twice interrupts Montoni’s story of Signora Laurentini with the word “Listen!” No one in the room discovers who spoke.

The servant who cares for Madame Montoni’s château

Also known as the servant Valancourt bribed

An unnamed servant left to care for Madame Montoni’s château in Thoulouse. Valancourt bribes the servant to let him visit the gardens after Emily’s departure.

Valancourt’s Parisian relatives

Also known as the relations residing at Paris

Unnamed relatives to whom Valancourt’s brother gives him letters of introduction. They receive Valancourt politely but offer him no real friendship or guidance.

The servant who attends the wine ewers

Also known as the servant in charge of the wine ewers

An unnamed servant responsible for the wine ewers at Montoni’s dinner. Montoni suspects this servant colluded in the attempt to poison his wine and orders him chained and imprisoned.

The other chained servant

Also known as the servant whose face betrayed guilt or fear

An unnamed servant whom Montoni orders chained alongside the servant responsible for the wine ewers. The passage does not establish whether he was involved in the poisoning.

The three ruffian-like men who remove Madame Montoni

Also known as the men who carry her from the room

Three unnamed men who enter with Montoni and carry Madame Montoni away on his command.