# Miss Merry — Daniel Deronda character guide

> Miss Merry in Daniel Deronda by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Good Miss Merry, Merry

**First appearance:** 0005-i

## Who they are

A kind governess who works for the Davilow family.

## In the story

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

The governess, referred to as Jocosa by Gwendolen, who helps arrange Gwendolen's hair for her pose.

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

The meek governess who says Gwendolen will not rest without having the world at her feet.

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