The Abbot - List of Characters

List of Characters

  • Sir Halbert Glendinning, of Avenel Castle, a Puritan
  • Lady Glendinning, his wife
  • Roland Graeme, her page; afterwards Heir of Avenel
  • Magdalen Graeme, his grandmother
  • Rev Henry Warden, a Puritan preacher
  • Father Ambrose (Edward Glendinning), Abbot of St Mary's
  • Adam Woodcock, Sir Halbert's falconer
  • Lord Seyton, an adherent of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Henry Seyton, his son
  • Catherine Seyton, his daughter
  • James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland
  • Lords of the Secret Council
    • Lord Ruthven
    • Lord Lindesay
    • Sir Robert Melville
  • Sir William Douglas, of Lochleven Castle
  • The Lady of Lochleven, his mother
  • Lady Douglas, his wife
  • George Douglas, their son
  • Dryfesdale, their steward
  • Randal, their boatman
  • Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Lady Fleming, her attendant
  • Rev Elias Henderson, a Puritan chaplain

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