Joseph Andrews Characters

Joseph Andrews A handsome and virtuous young foot populace whom wench dummy attempts to corrupt. He is a protege of Mr. Adams and the devoted hardly chaste lover of fag Goodwill. His adventures in journeying from the the skinny househ octogenarian in London patronize to the acresside, where he plans to marry piece of ass, provide the main plot of the novel. Mr. Abraham Adams A benevolent, absent-minded, impecunious, and or so vain curate in Lady dumbbells country parish. He notices and cultivates Josephs intelligence and moral earnestness from early on, and he supports Josephs determination to marry Fanny.His journey back to the countryside coincides with Josephs for often of the way, and the vibrancy of his simple good nature makes him a rival of Joseph for the call of protagonist. Fanny Goodwill The beautiful but reserved beloved of Joseph, a milkmaid, believed to be an orphan. She endures whiley unsuccessful sexual assaults. Sir Thomas blank The lately deceased outst rip of Joseph and patron of Mr. Adams. Other sources reminiscences portray him as nice but not heroically virtuous he once promised Mr.Adams a clerical living in return for Adamss help in electing Sir Thomas to parliament, but he hence allowed his wife to talk him away of it. Lady Booby Sir Thomass widow, whose grieving process involves acting cards and propositioning servants. She is powerfully attracted to Joseph, her footman, but finds this attraction degrading and is humiliated by his rejections. She exemplifies the traditional flaws of the upper class, namely snobbery, egotism, and lack of restraint, and she is pr wizard to drastic liking swings. Mrs. SlipslopA hideous and sexually voracious upper servant in the Booby household. bid her mistress, she lusts after Joseph. Peter Pounce Lady Boobys miserly steward, who lends m adepty to other servants at steep interest and gives himself air as a member of the upwardly striving new capitalist class. Mr. Booby The nephew of Sir Thomas. Fielding has adapted this character from the Mr. B. of Samuel RichardsonsPamela like Richardsons character, Mr. Booby is a rather snobbish squire who marries his servant girl, Pamela Andrews. Pamela AndrewsJosephs virtuous and beautiful sister, from whom he derives inspiration for his resistance to Lady Boobys sexual advances. Pamela, too, is a servant in the household of a predatory Booby, though she eveningtually marries her lascivious master. Fielding has adapted this character from the heroine of Samuel RichardsonsPamela. Mr. Andrews The father of Pamela and, ostensibly, Joseph. Mrs. Andrews The mother of Pamela and, ostensibly, Joseph. Two toughs Highwaymen who beat, rob, and strip Joseph on the startle night of his journey. PostilionLends Joseph his greatcoat when Joseph is naked following the plan of attack by the Ruffians. Mr. Tow-wouse The master of the inn where Joseph boards after being attacked by the Ruffians. He intends to lend Joseph one of his own sh irts, but his stingy wife prevents him. Later he is observe in bed with Betty the chambermaid. Mrs. Tow-wouse The frugal, nagging wife of Mr. Tow-wouse. Betty A chambermaid in the inn of Mr. and Mrs. Tow-wouse. Her initial care of Joseph bespeaks her basic good nature, but she is overly lustful, and her association with him ends badly.Mr. Barnabas A clergyman who never passes up a salute and halfheartedly attends Joseph during his recovery from the attack by the Ruffians. Surgeon Belatedly addresses the injuries Joseph sustained during his attack by the Ruffians. Bookseller A friend of Mr. Barnabas, declines to represent Mr. Adams, author of several volumes of sermons, in the London book trade. Tom Suckbribe The Constable who fails to guard an imprisoned Ruffian and may have some financial incentive for failing in this office. LeonoraThe reclusive inhabitant of a grand house along the stage-coach route, a shallow woman who once jilted the hard-working Horatio for the frivolous Be llarmine and wherefore was jilted in turn. Horatio An industrious lawyer who intended to marry Leonora but lost her to the wealthy and flamboyant Bellarmine. Bellarmine A Frenchified cavalier who value Leonoras beauty enough to steal her away from Horatio but who ultimately rejects her when her father refuses to supply a dowry. Leonoras Father A miserly old gentleman who refuses to bestow any gold on his daughter during his intent and thereby causes her to lose Bellarmine as a suitor.Leonoras Aunt Leonoras chaperone during the period of her courtship by Horatio and then Bellarmine encourages Leonora to follow her financial self-interest in choosing a mate. Mrs. Grave-airs A snobbish stage-coach rider who objectives to traveling with the footman Joseph but turns out to be the daughter of a man who was once a lower servant. Sportsman Encounters Mr. Adams while out guess one night extolls bravery when conversing with Adams but flees the scene when the cries of a incommode woman are heard. The JusticeA local magistrate who does not take his responsibilities very seriously. He handles the case of Mr. Adams and Fanny when Fannys attacker accuses them of having beaten and robbed him. Mr. Wilson A gentleman who, after a turbulent youth, has retired to the country with his wife and children and lives a life of virtue and simplicity. His eldest son, who turns out to have been Joseph, was stolen by gypsies as a child. Mrs. Wilson The wife of Wilson. She once redeemed him from debtors prison, having been the object of his undeclared love for some time. PedlarAn apparent instrument of providence who devotes one of Mr. Adamss many inn bills, rescues Mr. Adamss drowning son, and figures out the respective parentages of two Joseph and Fanny. Mrs. Adams The wife of Mr. Adams and mother of his six children, prone to nagging but in like manner appreciative of her husbands loving nature. Parson Trulliber An entrepreneurial and avaricious clergyman, more dedicated to ho g farming than to the care of souls, who refuses to lend Mr. Adams money for his inn bill. Mrs. Trulliber The downtrodden wife of Parson Trulliber. Hunter of MenAn eccentric and rather sadistic country gentleman who sets his hunting dogs on Mr. Adams, allows his friends to play cruel jokes on him, and attempts to abduct Fanny. Captain virtuoso of the beaus friends, abducts Fanny on the Squires orders but is himself taken prisoner by servants of Lady Booby. Player One of the Squires friends, a failed actor who pursues Fanny on the Squires orders but flees when the Captain is taken prisoner. Poet One of the Squires friends, a failed playwright who pursues Fanny on the Squires orders but flees when the Captain is taken prisoner.Quack-Doctor One of the Squires friends comes up with a Socratic practical joke that exploits Mr. Adamss pedantry. non-Christian priest Discourses on the vanity of riches before asking Mr. Adams for money to pay his inn bill. Lawyer Scout Tells Mr. Adams that J oseph has worked long enough to gain a settlement in Lady Boobys parish, but then becomes a willing accomplice in Lady Boobys attempt to expel Joseph and Fanny. Justice Frolick The local magistrate who cooperates with Lady Boobys attempt to expel Joseph and Fanny from her parish.Beau Didapper A guest of Lady Boobys, lusts after Fanny and makes several unsuccessful attempts on her. Pimp A servant of Beau Didappers, attempts to persuade Fanny to accept his masters advances and then makes a few attempts on his own behalf. Dick Adams A son of Mr. and Mrs. Adams, nearly drowns in a river but is rescued by the Pedlar. He then reads the story of Leonard and Paul to his parents guests. Leonard A married man who argues oft with his wife while entertaining his friend Paul in their home.Like his wife, he eventually accepts Pauls advice always to yield in disputes, even and especially when he knows himself to be right. Leonards Wife The wife of Leonard, with whom she argues frequently while th ey are entertaining his friend Paul in their home. Like her husband, she eventually accepts Pauls advice always to yield in disputes, even and especially when she knows herself to be right. Paul Leonards friend, separately advises both Leonard and Leonards wife to adhere to the Doctrine of Submission.