John Rosmer, of Rosmersholm, an ex-clergyman.
Rebecca West, one of his household, originally
engaged as
companion to the
late Mrs. Rosmer.
Kroll, headmaster of the local grammar
school, Rosmer’s
brother-in-law.
Ulrik Brendel.
Peter Mortensgaard.
Mrs. Helseth, Rosmer’s housekeeper.
(The action takes place at Rosmersholm, an old manor-house
in the
neighbourhood of a small town on a fjord in western
Norway.)