# Clara — Festus character guide

> Clara in Festus by Philip James Bailey.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Clara O Festus, Clara Men

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A questioning companion who draws Festus out on spirit-friends, the three sisters Life, Death, and Immortality, and the world-question he cannot answer.

## Relationships

### [Elissa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/festus_se/characters/elissa)

_friendship_

Clara is a close friend and confidante to Elissa, offering emotional support.

## In the story

### [Festus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/festus_se/chapters/festus)

Festus's interlocutor in a debate about love and the future.

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

Clara acts as a moral and spiritual guide, urging Festus to focus on God and Christ's sacrifice. She expresses a desire for a simple, secluded life with Festus and warns against despair.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/festus_se/chapters/xxiv)

Listens to Festus's account, warns him about his companion, and prays for guidance.

### [The Throne of the World and the Judgment of Souls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/festus_se/chapters/xxx)

Clara flees through the dead to reach Festus, declaring her love and faith before dying in his arms with a kiss of life and death.

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