# Charles May — Lady Chatterley’s Lover character guide

> Charles May in Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Charlie May

**First appearance:** 0003-iv

## Who they are

A friend of Clifford's, part of the intellectual circle.

## Relationships

### [Oliver Mellors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/characters/oliver_mellors)

_rivalry_

Hostile, class-based antagonism as a local miner who resents Mellors' position and relationship with Constance.

### [Oliver Mellors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/characters/oliver_mellors)

_rivalry_

Hostile, class-based antagonism as a local miner who resents Mellors' position and relationship with Constance.

### [Oliver Mellors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_chatterley_s_lover_se/characters/oliver_mellors)

_rivalry_

Hostile, class-based antagonism as a local miner who resents Mellors' position and relationship with Constance.

## In the story

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

May argues for sexual freedom as a natural form of conversation, clashing with Hammond over the purpose of sex.

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