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1!!Helen Huntingdon [[spoiler:(née Lawrence)]]
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3* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Invoked and savaged. Helen's marriage to Arthur Huntingdon turns out to be an absolute nightmare.
4* BrokenBird
5* DarkAndTroubledPast
6* DoesNotLikeMen: Natural result of DomesticAbuse.
7* FalseWidow
8* LovedINotHonorMore
9* LovingAShadow: Helen thought Huntingdon was a better man than he was and that she could change him.
10* LysistrataGambit
11* MamaBear
12* MyGodWhatHaveIDone
13* {{Narrator}} for most of the book via her diary.
14* PluckyGirl
15* ProperLady: Despite the presence of straight examples, ultimately Deconstructed — the lovely and virtuous Helen utterly fails to keep her husband on the straight and narrow due to his lack of self discipline and crowd of poisonous friends.
16* RavenHairIvorySkin
17* TheRival: To Anabella Wilmot, for Arthur Huntigton's affection [[spoiler: before and after Helen marries him.]]
18* StatuesqueStunner: She is mentioned to be tall in the books, and while too thin, attractive.
19* YouGoGirl: The heroine of "the First Feminist Novel," after all.
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21!!Gilbert Markham
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23* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove
24* CrazyJealousGuy
25* DoggedNiceGuy
26* TheDutifulSon
27* FarmBoy
28* HonorBeforeReason: Post-CharacterDevelopment
29* [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe I Can't Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me]]
30* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
31* MommasBoy
32* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Who'd have thought a RelativeError could have such disastrous consequences?
33* {{Narrator}} of the FramingDevice of a letter to his brother-in-law.
34* PetTheDog: In typical Bronte tradition.
35* SecondLove
36* UnreliableNarrator
37* WhatTheHellHero
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39!!Frederick Lawrence
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41* BigBrotherInstinct
42* KnightInShiningArmor: For both Helen and [[spoiler:Esther Hargrave]].
43* MySisterIsOffLimits
44* TheQuietOne
45* RelativeError
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47!!Arthur Huntingdon
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49* AlasPoorVillain
50* TheAlcoholic
51* AllTakeAndNoGive
52* AssholeVictim: His death is portrayed as more satisfying than tragic.
53* TheCasanova
54* CrazyJealousGuy
55* DeathEqualsRedemption
56* FauxAffablyEvil
57* HairTriggerTemper: An unjustified example of this trope in his case no less.
58* TheHedonist
59* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Kills himself with his drinking and self-indulgence.
60* HonorBeforeReason: GoneHorriblyRight for him.
61* ImAManICantHelpIt: Considers his affair and skirt chasing ways to just be natural for a man rather than attempting to have an ounce of self control or discussing his intentions of infidelity with his wife so that she can understand the relationship she's getting into.
62* ItsAllAboutMe: How far does his egocentricity go? He accuses Helen of being "too religious", because her devotion to God makes her ''think less about him''.
63* {{Jerkass}}
64* LaserGuidedKarma
65* LovingAShadow: Huntingdon thought Helen would be more submissive and docile.
66* MaliciousSlander
67* ManChild
68* MommasBoy: Helen reports that Huntingdon's mother spoiled him thoroughly. Huntingdon seems to want Helen to emulate this behavior in their marriage. His jealousy towards his son certainly looks a lot like a jealous older sibling.
69* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he realizes choking Helen to death does not solve everyone's problems.
70* PrinceCharmless
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72!!Walter Hargrave
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74* BigBrotherInstinct: Helen expects Hargrave to pull this when Hattersley is bullying Millicent. He tries, but not very hard.
75* DoggedNiceGuy
76* {{Hypocrite}}
77* PrinceCharmingWannabe
78* StalkerWithACrush
79* WrongGenreSavvy
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81!!Annabella Lowborough (née Wilmot)
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83* BrutalHonesty: One of the rare reasons Helen has to admire her.
84* TheCharmer
85* FauxAffablyEvil
86* GoldDigger
87* RichBitch
88* TheRival: To Helen with Arthur Huntigton before [[spoiler: and after Helen's marriage with him.]]
89* TheVamp
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91!!Millicent Hattersley (née Hargrave)
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93* AbusiveParents: Her mother.
94* AccidentalMarriage
95* ExtremeDoormat
96* ProperLady
97* StockholmSyndrome
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99!!Esther [[spoiler: Lawrence]] (née Hargrave)
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101* AbusiveParents: Her mother.
102* TheCutie
103* {{Determinator}}
104* MarryForLove
105* PluckyGirl

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