History Characters / AnneWithAnE

See [[Characters/AkagiNoAnne here]] for characters from ''Anime/AkagiNoAnne''.

-> '''Portrayed By''': Amybeth [=McNulty=]

-> '''Portrayed By''': Dalila Bela

-> '''Portrayed By''': Lucas Jade Zumann

-> '''Portrayed By''': R.H. Thomson

-> '''Portrayed By''': Geraldine James

-> '''Portrayed By''': Aymeric Jett Montaz

-> '''Portrayed By''': Dalmar Abuzeid

-> '''Portrayed By''': Jonathan Holmes

-> '''Portrayed By''': Creator/HelenJohns

-> '''Portrayed By''': Creator/RyanKieraArmstrong

-> '''Portrayed By''': Deborah Grover

-> '''Portrayed By''': Corrine Koslo

-> '''Portrayed By''': Creator/PhilipWilliams

-> '''Portrayed By''': Cara Ricketts

-> '''Portrayed By''': Araya Mengesha

->'''Portrayed By''': Melanie Nicholls-King

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-> '''Portrayed By''': Kyla Matthews

-> '''Portrayed By''': Miranda [=McKeon=]

-> '''Portrayed By''': Glenna Walters

-> '''Portrayed By''': Lia Pappas-Kemps

-> '''Portrayed By''': Christian Martyn

-> '''Portrayed By''': Ella Jonas Farlinger

-> '''Portrayed By''': Jacob Ursomarzo

-> '''Portrayed By''': Cory Gruter-Andrew

-> '''Portrayed By''': Stephen Tracey

-> '''Portrayed By''': Joanna Douglas

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/{{Kiawentiio}} Tarbell

->'''Portrayed By''': Ashleigh Stewart

* HeroesWantRedheads: His romantic feelings for Anne.

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Kiawentiio Tarbell

-> '''Portrayed By''': Helen Johns

-> '''Portrayed By''': Ryan Kiera Armstrong

* NotGoodWithPeople: He is an excellent farmer and handy-man, but God knows he cannot always talk to people. This, in which, leads to a few misunderstandings that he has to clear up later on.

* BrokenBird: Anne was orphaned shortly after birth, put into foster care and subjected to horrific abuse by both foster parents and foster siblings. The violent abuse unjustly inflicted on her utterly traumatized her, with Anne dealing with un-diagnosed PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). What makes it all the sadder is that Anne makes it clear that ''all'' she wants is to be accepted and loved. [[spoiler: In the pilot, Anne is thrilled at being adopted and finally getting a family. When Marilla requests she be taken back, it rips Anne's heart out and she literally collapses to the ground in tears as her dream is seemingly stolen in mere seconds. She ''begs'' to stay so she doesn't have to return to the foster system.]]

* PlayingDoctor: He has sporadic moments in the show where he ends up being forced to play the doctor to someone in medical need. [[spoiler: In season 2, he ends up delivering a baby in Trinidad when a woman in labor had no one else to help her... even physically adjusting the baby from outside the womb when realizing it was breech before successfully delivering it.]] Even without proper training, he already shows skill in this field of work.

** A significant example is when Billy sexually assaults Josie in season 3 and spreads a spiteful rumor that she slept with him in order to ruin her reputation. Anne notices Josie is upset and asks if something happened, soon piecing together that Billy assaulted her. She boldly and angrily confronts him for what he did to Josie, even calling Josie her friend. This is ''after'' Josie had spent most of their relationship bullying Anne. When Josie's reputation is in tatters while Billy's is untouched, Anne is furious about the double standard and is the only person to stand up for Josie. As the other girls don't like her enough to stand up for her. [[spoiler: Even when Josie doesn't appreciate her help - even delivering an ArmorPiercingSlap for publicly interfering with the matter - Anne ''still'' refuses to abandon her as a friend.]]

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Delivers one to Anne in season 3 when she publishes a controversial newspaper article about her injustice with Billy. (Even though no names were mentioned, the fact that Josie runs off in tears after the paper is read in church all but says it.) Humiliated by being forced in the spotlight, Josie slaps Anne when the latter goes to her home to apologize for the unintentional consequences. Josie proceeds to insult Anne by accusing her of only publishing the article out of jealousy and to make her "trash like [Anne]" to everyone in town. She and Anne ''somewhat'' make up when the drama has calmed, but who knows how their relationship will turn out.

* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Josie's signature color is lilac and she the de facto leader of the schoolgirls.

* WidowWoman: She has outlived her husband, Jonah. While living independently suits her, she still misses him terribly. She says that she will always love her late husband dearly and nothing can ever change that.

* DotingGrandparent: To Delphine.

* BerserkButton: Do NOT make fun of her red hair or call her "carrots". Gilbert learned this when Anne bashed his head with her writing slate for teasing her about her hair. Seeing any form of injustice inflicted on others (such as racism or sexism) is also a berserk button of hers due to knowing firsthand what such things are like.

* DefrostingIceQueen: She was initially mean and distant with Anne upon meeting her, going along with Josie and the other girls who shunned Anne for being an orphan. Even when Anne saves her family home from a tragic fire, Ruby still wanted nothing to do with her. However, when she is forced to stay with Anne at her home and sobs in distress, Anne comforts her with fictional stories to entertain her. Ruby grows to enjoy Anne's talent for stories and the two girls become friends after spending time together.

* MissConception: Her mother makes the rather foolish choice to ''not'' tell her how pregnancy and conception actually work; instead telling her that if she so much as ''touches'' or goes near a boy, she'll simply end up pregnant and to avoid male company altogether. This leads to her having a break down during a class dance practice where she becomes convinced she is now pregnant because of the physical contact and freaks out ''all'' the girls (who also don't know the physical mechanics of sex and pregnancy) that they are all pregnant as well. Miss Stacy has to calm them down and reassure them that it takes ''a lot'' more than dancing to become pregnant and not to worry. After this, she calms down.

* SmittenTeenageGirl: Her crush on Gilbert couldn't be more obvious. By the beginning of the series, she has had a crush on him for 3 years and dreams of gaining his affection. She even tries out [[MrsHypothetical "Mrs Ruby Blythe"]]. By the end of season 3, she declares she has moved on from her crush and develops feelings for [[spoiler: Moody]].

* ImproperlyParanoid: Downplayed. Having spent her entire life in an ''extremely'' racist environment, when she arrives in Avonlea she firmly believes that all the white folk there are no different. She bends over backwards to appear subservient to Gilbert, treating him more like a boss (even when he insists she treat him casually), and tells Bash he can't really trust him and insists he'll turn on him "like all white men do". That said, some people in Avonlea truly ''are'' racist, but not as severe as other people. This is seen with the Cuthberts, who are genuinely kind to her. It takes Hazel a while to understand that she doesn't have to be so on guard as before.
* InsistentAppellation: She insists on treating Gilbert as if he were her boss, calling him with terms like "Mr. Gilbert"

* ParentsAsPeople: She was very stern and cold with Bash as he grew up, believing it was necessary to harden him against a racist world. However, despite her sincere intentions, it just strained their relationship. Furthermore, she had to work long hours taking care of her boss's children, meaning she was also absent for large amounts of Bash's life.

* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Double subverted. Elijah was happy at first to move to Avonlea with Mary and Bash until he found out about Delphine. His jealously that Delphine will have easier childhood than him causes his estrangement from the rest of the family. [[spoiler: However, after Mary's death, Elijah tries to be a better person in part because he wants to be in Delphine's life]].

** She drives a motorized cycle, does not wear [[OfCorsetHurts a corset]], and wears ''trousers''. Keep in mind, this is the 1800's and a woman wearing pants and "acting like a man" was a ''huge'' social risk to take. She also won't hesitate to voice her opinion about "small minded" people who are "frozen in time" and look down on women and people of different races.

* MeaningfulName: Ka'Kwet is named for the starfish, an animal that can regenerate lost limbs. When Anne learns the name's meaning, she comments that Ka'Kwet must be very resilient. Her courage and determination to resist the residential school's cruelty and find her way home proves Ka'Kwet is nothing if not resilient.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Anne, in regards for Gilbert's affections. She's prettier, wealthier, more worldly and very sophisticated. [[spoiler: Despite this, he still chooses Anne over her.]]
* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: She proves to almost be a RomanticRunnerUp for Gilbert when he asks her out and begins courting her. They get along well, her family will help advance him in a medical career and her father approves of him. With this, Gilbert considers proposing to her. But he ultimately decides against it upon the realization that he's in love with Anne and will never get over her (even though he mistakenly believes she doesn't return his feelings). Upon their break up, she's understandably upset about lead on and being rejected for unrequited love.]]

* BigBeautifulWoman: Albeit a younger example; Tillie is the only plus-sized schoolgirl. In season 3, she has the most admirers and is quite happy about it.

* AdaptationalSexuality: In the book she was a MaidenAunt, but here she is in mourning for her female life partner.
* BlueBlood: She is very wealthy and lives in a mansion with servants and maids.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: She becomes very good friends with Anne and offers her life advice based on her personal experience. She later forms such a friendship with Cole.

* GossipyHens: Rachel's main hobby in Avonlea appears to be gossiping and stirring up drama. Marilla ends up calling her out for this in season 2 when she ends up jeopardizing a couple's marriage for mere drama based on rather groundless assumptions. It [[spoiler:winds up being a strength in season 3. She's able to blackmail the sexist and stern town council into accepting several female members because, while she can't prove that they burned the schoolhouse down, she can and ''will'' start the rumor that they did and keep it around town for a ''long'' time to come.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a meddler with who will stir up gossip without a second thought for who it hurts - but she's a devoted friend to Marilla despite their differing outlooks (watch her shame a group of local woman into donating to the fund the Cuthberts need to keep their farm), comes in time to be close to Bash and Mary after apologising for her earlier treatment of them, and backs Miss Stacy staying after realising how wrong she was to write her off without knowing her.

* HenpeckedHusband: He happily bows to the whims of Rachel and her dominating personality, although they are HappilyMarried.

* GoodParents: She positively dotes over her two children, Elijah and Delphine. Elijah is a very troubled young man, but Mary loves him unconditionally and always forgives him when he hurts her.

* MissingMom: [[spoiler: When she learns that she's dying, she's heartbroken knowing that her daughter will never get to know her. She even requests a meeting with Anne, whom she knows was orphaned as a baby, so she'll know the struggles her daughter will deal with. To spare Delphine such pain and to ease Mary's worries, Anne suggests she write a letter for her daughter to read when older. That way, she will know how much her mother loved her]].

* HalfSiblingAngst: Elijah is jealous upon discovering he has a newborn half-sister because Delphine will have a better, easier life than him. He even refuses to hold her. [[spoiler: Finally averted in season 3 finale. After maturing as a person and apologizing for his past actions, he is accepted into the family and agrees to help raise Delphine. When he holds her for the first time, he has TearsOfJoy in his eyes]].
* HisOwnWorstEnemy: The victim of prejudices his whole life, Elijah is full of hate for the world and everyone in it. It's this anger and bitterness that stop him from embracing his stepfamily.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an alcoholic ne'er-do-well and petty criminal who's rude to his mother and stepfather.

* TooDumbToLive: In season 2, Miss Stacy performs an interactive science experiment using potatoes to create electricity during class. During her speech to the kids, she mentions how everything is made out of matter - naming chocolate cake as an example. He ends trying to take a literal bite out of one of the electrified potatoes to see if it ''tastes like chocolate''. You can guess how well ''that'' turned out.

* BirdsOfAFeather: With Anne. She was the first person to show him kindness due to knowing first hand what it's like to be bullied in Avonlea simply for being different. He develops a particularly strong bond with her, becoming best friends with her.
* GentleGiant: Cole is taller than the other boys at school, but he's a quiet artist who needs to be pushed to violence.

* StraightGay: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]; Cole's peers deem him as unmanly for appreciating art and nice clothes, but he cannot be considered CampGay either.

* WithAFootOnTheBus: [[spoiler: In the end of season 2, Cole has endured ''a lot'' of emotional trauma. When he joins Anne and the gang in visiting Josephine, he confides in her about everything that has happened to him. Feeling sympathetic, she offers for him to live with her. He accepts and says farewell to Anne, who bids him a tearful goodbye. Anne does visit him a few times in season 3. But other than these rare visits, Cole is hardly seen and has all but vanished from the show.]]

* InformedAttractiveness: She is often said to be quite beautiful. Anne is openly envious over her "[[AngelicBeauty divine beauty]]" and Jerry comments that she is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen.

* CannotTalkToWomen: He had a crush on a female classmate in school, but he was unable to properly talk to her. Decades later as a grown man, he ''still'' has the same problem with ''the same woman''.

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Marilla can forgive their mother for her mentally catatonic state after losing their brother Michael, Mathew holds a grudge against her. When Marilla reminds him their mother [[FreudianExcuse endured the pain]] of [[OutlivingOnesOffspring losing a child]], Mathew bitterly points out she had ''other'' children to think about and her inablity to cope with her grief meant ''they'' were forced to sacrifice their futures to care for her. This involved them both having to turn down potential spouses with people they loved, the chance to start their own families, and sacrificing dreams they wanted to pursue; instead, they were forced to spend the remainder of their lives tending to the farm and their ailing mother [[PromotedToParent while they were still kids]].

* ForgivenButNotForgotten: While Marilla could forgive their mother for her mentally catatonic state after losing their brother Michael, Mathew holds a grudge against their mother for it. When Marilla reminds him their mother endured [[OutlivingOnesOffspring the pain of losing a child]], Mathew bitterly points out she had ''other'' children to think about and her inablity to cope with her grief meant ''they'' were forced to sacrifice their futures to care for her. This involved them both having to turn down potential spouses with people they loved, the chance to start their own families, and sacrificing dreams they wanted to pursue; instead, they were forced to spend the remainder of their lives tending to the farm and their ailing mother [[PromotedToParent while they were still kids]].
* GoodParents: He and Marilla are definitely this to Anne. He forms a strong bond with Anne, looking out for her and buying her a dress she knew she liked in order to cheer her up. Anne stated the dress was her ''most'' treasured item.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: though he [[spoiler: has a heart attack, he does not die as he does in the source material.]]

* ForgivenButNotForgotten: While Marilla was willing to forgive their mother for her catatonic state after losing their brother Michael, Mathew holds a grudge against their mother for losing herself to her grief. When Marilla insists their mother endured [[OutlivingOnesOffspring the pain of losing a child]], Mathew bitterly points out she had ''other'' children to think about and her inablity to cope with her grief meant they were forced to sacrifice their entire lives and futures in order to care for her. This involved them both having to turn down potential spouses with people they loved, the chance to start their own families, and simply living their own lives as opposed to spending their entire lives tending to the family farm and their grief-stricken mother.

* PetTheDog: When Anne and Diana are (briefly) forced apart by Diana's overprotective mother, Anne cries herself to sleep over losing her best friend. Marilla sneaks into her room afterward and kisses her forehead, feeling sympathetic for her adopted daughter.

* PromotedToParent: After her brother Michael died, her mother went into a mentally catatonic state from her grief and could no longer care for herself. Marilla, as seen in flashbacks, was forced to personally care for her mother's most basic needs until she eventually died. While she put on a brave face, Mathew occasionally caught her crying by herself due to the stress of all but becoming a mother to her own, actual mother at a very young age. She basically went through this ''again'' when she adopted Anne, taking on a mother's role when raising the young Anne. However, she is clearly happy while caring for Anne.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Diana. The two girls are very close and affectionate with each other, declaring life long devotion to each other. They wear friendship necklaces as a sign of their dedication to their friendship.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Anne. The two girls are very close and affectionate with each other, declaring life long devotion to each other.