# Elizabeth — Cup of Gold character guide

> Elizabeth in Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Elizabeth, Dear Elizabeth

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A tenant farmer's daughter whose sudden, unspoken womanhood turns Henry's boyhood longing into a torment of desire, disgust, and dreams he can never confess.

## Relationships

### [Henry Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/characters/henry_morgan)

_romantic_

Elizabeth is Henry's wife, but their marriage is strained by his obsession with Ysobel and his pirate life, leading to a relationship marked by duty and resentment.

### [Henry Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/characters/henry_morgan)

_romantic_

Elizabeth is Henry's wife, but their marriage is strained by his obsession with Ysobel and his pirate life, leading to a relationship marked by duty and resentment.

### [Henry Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/characters/henry_morgan)

_romantic_

Elizabeth is Henry's wife, but their marriage is strained by his obsession with Ysobel and his pirate life, leading to a relationship marked by duty and resentment.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/i)

The ship Henry buys and names after his beloved.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/iv)

The object of Henry's conflicted emotions; her new womanhood and mysterious power both draw and repel him.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned in the voices of doubt as a 'small girl with yellow hair—a tenant’s daughter' whom Henry avoided.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/i)

A girl with golden hair whom Henry left behind; he speaks of her fondly while drinking with Tim.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/v)

The lost love of Henry's youth, remembered in a drunken confession to Paulette. She represents a pure, soulful love that Henry contrasts with his physical relationship with Paulette.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/vii)

Sir Edward's daughter; briefly meets Henry but treats him with disdain, leaving him feeling bitter.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/iii)

The earl's daughter whom Morgan loved; her father tore them apart, leading to Morgan's exile.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/v)

Sir Edward's daughter; is told of her father's death and advised to seek help from her cousin Henry Morgan.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/i)

Henry's cousin, now orphaned and penniless; Lady Moddyford advises her to marry Henry for security; she meets Henry and plays the part of a timid, admiring woman.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/iii)

Henry's wife, who asserts her influence over his social standing and expresses disdain for buccaneers, while accepting a pearl from condemned pirates.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/iv)

Addressed by Henry in his final moments as he asks about his father and Merlin.

## Links

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