Characters of The Novel
(book and chapter of first appearance or mention given in parentheses; indicates characters appearing in Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship)
Wilhelm Meister* (I,1)
Felix* (I,1)
Natalie* (I,1)
Joseph (I,1)
Marie (I,2)
Fitz (I,3)
Mountain/Jarno* (I,3)
Hersilie (I,5)
Juliette (I,5)
Lenardo (I,6)
Makarie (I,6/7)
Angela (I,10)
the astronomer/mathematician (I,10)
Valerine (I,6/11)
Nachodine (I,11)
the collector (I,12)
the overseer of the Pedagogical Province (II, 1)
the major (II, 2)
the baroness (II, 2)
Hilarie (II, 2)
Flavio (II, 2)
the "theatrical friend" (II, 2)
the beautiful widow (II, 2)
the Abbé* (II, 6)
the painter/singer (II, 7)
Mignon* (II, 7)
St. Christoph (III, 1)
the barber (III, 1)
Friedrich* (III, 1)
the sculptor/plastic anatomist (III, 3)
Lydie* (III, 4)
Philine* (III, 4)
Odoard (III, 10)
Albertine (III, 10)
Sopronie (III, 10)
Florine (III, 10)
Lelio (III, 10)
Gretchen (III, 13)
Lieschen (III, 13)
Lothario* (III, 14)
Therese* (III, 14)
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