# Colonel McGuire — Castle Rackrent character guide

> Colonel McGuire in Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-castle-rackrent

## Who they are

A military man who interacts with the Rackrent family.

## Relationships

### [Lady Cathcart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/castle_rackrent_se/characters/lady_cathcart)

_romantic_

Colonel McGuire is a suitor to Lady Cathcart, but his pursuit is driven by her wealth, leading to a manipulative and ultimately failed courtship.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/castle_rackrent_se/chapters/endnotes)

His tyranny over Lady Cathcart is recounted as an example of conjugal imprisonment.

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