Major characters[edit]
Tom and Maggie Tulliver
Maggie Tulliver – young female protagonist
Tom Tulliver – Maggie's brother
Mrs Bessy Tulliver – Maggie and Tom's mother
Mr Tulliver – Maggie and Tom's father, owner of the Mill
Philip Wakem – hunchbacked classmate of Tom, and friend/suitor to Maggie
Stephen Guest – affluent suitor to Maggie