Persuasion (Jane Austen) Characters
Meet the characters of Jane Austen's Persuasion, centered on the heroine Anne Elliot and her former fiancé, Captain Frederick Wentworth. From the vain Elliot family and Lady Russell, the motherly friend who persuaded Anne to give him up, to the lively Musgrove family and the seafaring Admiral and Mrs. Croft, this guide shows at a glance who is who and how each one moves the story.
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Anne Elliot
The heroine still in love after eight years
Anne Elliot is the heroine of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion and the second daughter of the baronet Sir Walter Elliot. She is 27, clever, kind, and sensible, yet her…
Appears in 5 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Captain Frederick Wentworth Frederick Wentworth
Anne's former fiancé, a naval captain
Frederick Wentworth is the naval officer who is Anne Elliot's love interest in Persuasion. In 1806, newly promoted to Commander for his part in the naval battle off…
Appears in 4 episodes: Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Sir Walter Elliot
Anne's vain baronet father
Sir Walter Elliot is Anne's father, a baronet and the master of Kellynch Hall in Somerset. Nothing makes him prouder than his own good looks and his family's rank; the…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3Elizabeth Elliot
The proud eldest Elliot daughter
Elizabeth Elliot is Anne's older sister and the eldest daughter of the Elliot family. She is 29, beautiful like her father, and his clear favorite. Since their mother…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3Lady Russell
The motherly friend who persuaded Anne
Lady Russell was the closest friend of Anne's late mother and serves as an advisor to the Elliot daughters. Of the three sisters, she cares most for Anne and has…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3Mary Musgrove
Anne's complaining youngest sister
Mary Musgrove is Anne's younger sister and the third daughter of the Elliot family. She is married to Charles Musgrove, heir to the leading landowning family of…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Charles Musgrove
Mary's good-natured, hunting-loving husband
Charles Musgrove is the heir to the Musgrove family of the Great House at Uppercross and the husband of Anne's sister Mary. He is a good-natured young man who loves…
Appears in 4 episodes: Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Louisa Musgrove
The lively, strong-willed younger sister
Louisa Musgrove is the younger of the two Musgrove daughters and Charles Musgrove's sister. She is bright and energetic, the kind of person who acts on her ideas right…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Henrietta Musgrove
The elder Musgrove sister, torn in her feelings
Henrietta Musgrove is the elder of the two Musgrove daughters and Louisa's older sister. She is cheerful, fond of Anne, and livens up evening gatherings with the harp…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Admiral Croft
The seafaring tenant of Kellynch Hall
Admiral Croft is the rear admiral in the Royal Navy who rents Kellynch Hall from the Elliot family. He fought at the Battle of Trafalgar and later served in the East…
Appears in 4 episodes: Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Mrs. Sophia Croft Sophia Croft
Wentworth's sister, who sailed with her husband
Mrs. Sophia Croft is Admiral Croft's wife and Captain Frederick Wentworth's older sister. She is a brisk, sun-tanned woman who has sailed with her husband on many…
Appears in 4 episodes: Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5Mrs. Clay
The lawyer's daughter who befriends the Elliots
Mrs. Clay is the daughter of Mr. Shepherd, the Elliot family's lawyer. Her marriage did not go well, and she has returned to her father's house with her children.
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3Mr. Shepherd
The lawyer who arranges renting out Kellynch
Mr. Shepherd is Sir Walter Elliot's lawyer and the Elliot family's agent. He is careful and polite, and skilled at guiding a conversation without offending his employer.
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2Charles Hayter
The young curate who loves Henrietta
Charles Hayter is a cousin of the Musgroves and the eldest son of the Hayter family of Winthrop. He is a young curate who had an understanding with Henrietta Musgrove.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 5