| Rhoda Brook: |
A milkmaid and mother to her illegitimate son, William. |
| Gertrude: |
Thomas Lodge's new young wife. |
| William |
Illegitimate teenage son of Rhoda Brook and Thomas Lodge. |
| Thomas Lodge: |
Landowner |
| Lizzie: |
A milkmaid and friend to Rhoda. |
| Trendle: |
A woodsman who lives out on Egdon Heath and considered to have special powers. |
| Minister: |
The Anglican priest in Holmstoke. |
| Bessie: |
Gertrude Lodge's personal maid. |
| Lily: |
A young village girl who befriends William Brook. |
| Jack: |
A young man in the village. |
| Percy: |
A young man in the village. |
| Florence: |
A young girl in the village. |
| Davies: |
A hangman appointed by Casterbridge Assizes. |
| Martha: |
A milkmaid on Thomas Lodge's farm. |
| Dairyman: |
The dairyman on Thomas Lodge's farm. |
| Winnie: |
Landlady at the White Hart Inn in Casterbridge. |
| Ensemble: |
A collection of villagers, farmworkers, and animals who populate the play and who also sing the folk song that
becomes an accompaniment and commentary on the action. |
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