# Lucy Honeychurch — A Room With a View character guide > Lucy Honeychurch in A Room With a View by E. M. Forster. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Honeychurch, Miss Lucy, Honeychurch, Miss Lucy Honeychurch **First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i-the-bertolini ## Who they are A young Englishwoman whose secret kiss on an Italian hillside keeps haunting her respectable life, forcing her to choose between convention and her own unruly heart. ## Relationships ### [Cecil Vyse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/cecil_vyse) _romantic_ Cecil is Lucy's fiancé, but their relationship is strained by his condescending and controlling nature, leading to a broken engagement. ### [George Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/george_emerson) _romantic_ George is Lucy's true love, sharing passionate and transformative moments that ultimately lead to their union. ### [Mr. Beebe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/mr_beebe) _friendship_ Mr. Beebe is a kind and perceptive clergyman who serves as a confidant and gentle guide for Lucy. ### [Mrs. Honeychurch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/mrs_honeychurch) _family_ Mrs. Honeychurch is Lucy's loving but conventional mother, who wants her daughter to make a proper match. ### [Freddy Honeychurch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/freddy_honeychurch) _family_ Freddy is Lucy's cheerful and playful younger brother, with whom she shares a warm sibling bond. ### [Mr. Eager](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/mr_eager) _social_ Mr. Eager is a snobbish and manipulative English chaplain in Florence who tries to influence Lucy against the Emersons. ### [Mrs. Vyse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/mrs_vyse) _social_ Mrs. Vyse is Cecil's snobbish mother, who disapproves of Lucy and treats her coldly. ### [Miss Alans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/miss_alans) _friendship_ The Miss Alans are two elderly spinster sisters who befriend Lucy during her travels in Italy. ### [Minnie Beebe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/minnie_beebe) _social_ Minnie Beebe is Mr. Beebe's young niece, who looks up to Lucy with admiration. ### [Cecil Vyse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/cecil_vyse) _romantic_ Cecil is Lucy's fiancé, but their relationship is strained by his condescending and controlling nature, leading to a broken engagement. ### [Mr. Beebe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/mr_beebe) _friendship_ Mr. Beebe is a kind and perceptive clergyman who serves as a confidant and gentle guide for Lucy. ### [George Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/george_emerson) _romantic_ George is Lucy's true love, sharing passionate and transformative moments that ultimately lead to their union. ## In the story ### [The Bertolini](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-i-i-the-bertolini) Arrives at the Bertolini with her cousin, feels a rebellious spirit and a sense of larger issues beneath social interactions. ### [In Santa Croce with No Baedeker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-i-ii-in-santa-croce-with-no-baedeker) Feels abandoned and humiliated after Miss Lavish leaves her; enters Santa Croce without a guidebook; is drawn to the Emersons despite her social training. ### [III: Music, Violets, and the Letter S](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-i-iii-music-violets-and-the-letter-s) Plays Beethoven's Opus 111 with passion and a sense of victory; decides to go out alone despite disapproval. ### [Fourth Chapter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-i-iv-fourth-chapter) Feeling restless and constrained by ladylike expectations; buys photographs at Alinari's; witnesses a stabbing in the Piazza Signoria and faints; is caught by George Emerson; later converses with him by the Arno, feeling a shift in her understanding. ### [Possibilities of a Pleasant Outing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-i-v-possibilities-of-a-pleasant-outing) Struggles with her feelings after the murder, chooses to stay with Charlotte, and begins to question the authority of Miss Lavish and Mr. Eager. ### [VI: The Reverend Arthur Beebe, the Reverend Cuthbert Eager, Mr. Emerson, Mr. George Emerson, Miss Eleanor Lavish, Miss Charlotte Bartlett, and Miss Lucy Honeychurch Drive Out in Carriages to See a View; Italians Drive Them](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-i-vi-the-reverend-arthur-beebe-the-reverend-cuthbert-eager-mr-emerson-mr-george-emerson-miss-eleanor-lavish-miss-charlotte-bartlett-and-miss-lucy-honeychurch-drive-out-in-carriages-to-see-a-view-italians-drive-them) Sits nervously in the carriage, torn between Mr. Eager's civility and Miss Lavish's bohemianism, while trying to avoid George Emerson after their intimate moment by the river. ### [VII: They Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-i-vii-they-return) Lucy is emotionally conflicted and manipulated by Miss Bartlett. She initially wants to speak to George but is overpowered by Charlotte's guilt and control. ### [Medieval](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-medieval) Lucy is the subject of Cecil's reflections and the engagement announcement. She appears briefly, accepting the congratulations of her family and Mr. Beebe. ### [IX: Lucy as a Work of Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-lucy-as-a-work-of-art) Lucy is engaged to Cecil and tries to navigate his criticisms of her social circle, feeling increasingly anxious about his opinions of her friends and family. ### [Cecil as a Humourist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-x-cecil-as-a-humourist) Struggles with Cecil's manipulative humor and her own feelings about social class and truth. ### [XI: In Mrs. Vyse’s Well-Appointed Flat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-in-mrs-vyse-s-well-appointed-flat) Visits Mrs. Vyse's flat, receives a letter from Charlotte, plays Schumann at a dinner party, and has a nightmare. ### [How Miss Bartlett's Boiler Was So Tiresome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-how-miss-bartlett-s-boiler-was-so-tiresome) Lucy is conflicted about her engagement to Cecil and her feelings toward Miss Bartlett, and is haunted by memories of George Emerson. ### [XIV: How Lucy Faced the External Situation Bravely](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-how-lucy-faced-the-external-situation-bravely) Lucy struggles to suppress her true feelings about George Emerson, attributing her emotional turmoil to 'nerves' while outwardly maintaining her composure. ### [XV: The Disaster Within](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-the-disaster-within) Struggles with inner conflict, feeling alienated from Cecil and drawn to George's sincerity; wears a cerise dress that makes her look tawdry and wan, and an engagement ring. ### [XVI: Lying to George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-lying-to-george) Struggles to stifle her true feelings for George, confronts Charlotte about the novel, and ultimately breaks her engagement to Cecil. ### [XVII: Lying to Cecil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-lying-to-cecil) Lucy initiates the breakup with Cecil, asserting her desire for freedom and independence, though she is internally conflicted about her feelings for George Emerson. ### [Lying to Mr. Beebe, Mrs. Honeychurch, Freddy, and the Servants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xviii-lying-to-mr-beebe-mrs-honeychurch-freddy-and-the-servants) Passively accepts the plan to go to Greece, but shows listlessness and detachment while playing a song given by Cecil. ### [XIX: Lying to Mr. Emerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xix-lying-to-mr-emerson) Lies to Mr. Emerson about her feelings for George, but ultimately breaks down and admits the truth, finding strength in his words. ### [XX: The End of the Middle Ages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/chapters/part-ii-xx-the-end-of-the-middle-ages) Now married to George, she reflects on the past and her feelings about Charlotte's possible hidden intentions. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters/lucy_honeychurch - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_room_with_a_view_se/characters