Far from the Madding Crowd characters
Gabriel Oak is a 28 years old man, very educated and talented herdsman, who can play the flute. Gabriel is a real “man of the ground,” he is kind, strong, noble, responsible, loyal and, as it has turned out, patient. At the same time, he is prudent and persistent in his decisions and...
Bathsheba Everdene is a beautiful, independent and willful women, who inherits from her uncle the family farm in the backwoods of Northern England and gains financial independence. Everdene is trying by all means to revive the former greatness of the estate, but at this time three different men...
Mr. Boldwood is a 40 years old man, a holder of the estate in Weatherbury, who is considered to be an almost aristocratic person among residents in this remote place. He is a prosperous landowner and a mature perspective bachelor. Mr. Boldwood has a passion for collecting and making gifts. He is...
Sergeant Francis Troy is a handsome, dashing but at the same time reckless man. He is from Weatherbury. His mother was a French governess, who was in affairs with deceased Lord Severn. Then she married the poor local doctor, and soon she had a child. While they regularly received some money...
Fanny Robbin is an orphan, former servant of Bathsheba, and beloved of Troy. Mr. Boldwood helped Fanny enter the school when she was young but he never even refers to her by name. Fanny is a courageous, proud and fair girl. She is the exact opposite of Bathsheba. She is good in her simplicity, and...
Jan Coggan is a minor character of the novel. He is an honest worker from Weatherbury. He was a crimson man with a spacious face. Coggan loves to tell different amazing stories about his relatives. He is characterized as a kind and generous man. Jan tries to help Gabriel in several cases. He...
Joseph Poorgrass is a good poor worker on Bathsheba`s farm. He was born in Weatherbury. He is characterized as a roisterer and drunkard, that in turn shows him as a weak, awkward and dumb person. But at the same time, he is also shy, as when he tries to express his judgments he prefers to be...
Henry (Henery) Fray is a farmhand on Bathsheba`s farm. He tries to convince everyone that the right spelling of his name is “Henery.” He is described as a “man of bitter moods” who looks only for the worst in the circumstances. He most of all shows his negative attitude...