# Marcus Schouler — McTeague character guide > Marcus Schouler in McTeague by Frank Norris. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Marcus, Mark, cousin Mark, Mr. Schouler **First appearance:** 0002-i ## Snapshot McTeague's volatile best friend, a young man of quick fists and quicker self-regard, who gives up his girl with theatrical nobility. ## Who they are Marcus is the dentist's pal and Trina's acknowledged suitor, a restless type who keeps company with many girls and settles on none. When he sees that McTeague's passion outruns his own, he stages a grand renunciation, weeping at his own magnanimity and believing every tear. That performance of friendship, and the resentment it will breed, sets the whole tragedy in motion. ## Relationships ### [Trina Sieppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/trina_sieppe) _romantic_ Marcus is initially Trina's suitor and cousin, but becomes bitterly jealous after she marries McTeague. ### [Maria Macapa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/maria_macapa) _social_ Marcus and Maria are casual acquaintances in the same boarding house, often exchanging gossip. ### [McTeague](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mcteague) _rivalry_ Former friends turned bitter enemies after Marcus feels betrayed by McTeague marrying Trina. ### [Mr. Heise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mr_heise) _friendship_ Marcus and Mr. Heise are friends and co-conspirators in hunting down McTeague. ### [Mr. Sieppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mr_sieppe) _social_ Marcus is a former suitor and acquaintance of Mr. Sieppe's family. ### [Old Grannis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/old_grannis) _social_ Marcus and Old Grannis are fellow boarders with a distant, polite relationship. ### [Zerkow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/zerkow) _social_ Marcus and Zerkow are acquaintances in the boarding house, with Marcus often disdainful of Zerkow's miserliness. ### [Trina Sieppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/trina_sieppe) _romantic_ Marcus is initially Trina's suitor and cousin, but becomes bitterly jealous after she marries McTeague. ### [Trina Sieppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/trina_sieppe) _romantic_ Marcus is initially Trina's suitor and cousin, but becomes bitterly jealous after she marries McTeague. ### [Maria Macapa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/maria_macapa) _social_ Marcus and Maria are casual acquaintances in the same boarding house, often exchanging gossip. ### [Mr. Heise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mr_heise) _friendship_ Marcus and Mr. Heise are friends and co-conspirators in hunting down McTeague. ### [McTeague](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mcteague) _rivalry_ Former friends turned bitter enemies after Marcus feels betrayed by McTeague marrying Trina. ## In the story ### [McTeague](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/mcteague) Introduced as Trina's cousin and a friend of McTeague, who brings Trina to the dentist. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/i) McTeague's friend and neighbor, an excitable and loud man who works at a dog hospital. He visits McTeague on Sunday, recounting a picnic and his cousin Trina's accident. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/ii) Introduces Trina to McTeague and leaves them alone, saying 'Don't hurt her too much, Mac.' ### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/iv) Initially conflicted about his feelings for Trina, he renounces her to McTeague in a self-dramatizing act of sacrifice, then later urges McTeague to pursue her. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/v) Poses as a tragic figure, enjoying his self-pity after renouncing Trina to McTeague. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/vi) Forgives McTeague for winning Trina and advises him on proper courtship etiquette, including taking her to the theatre. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/vii) Acts as a cheerleader, urging McTeague to speak; shows moments of sullenness beneath his enthusiasm. ### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/viii) Becomes increasingly sullen and resentful toward McTeague, avoiding him and picking a quarrel over a small unpaid debt, revealing his bitterness over having renounced Trina. ### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/ix) Reconciled with McTeague but refuses to be best man; proposes the bride's health at the wedding supper; kisses Trina on the forehead. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/xi) Involved in the violent altercation with McTeague at the picnic, sustaining a broken arm. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/xii) Visits McTeague and Trina to say goodbye before leaving for a ranch, showing affability and no apparent ill will. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/xiii) Implied to have reported McTeague to the authorities, leading to the legal notice. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/xxi) Appears at the end of the chapter, confronting McTeague with the drop on him. ### [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/xxii) Marcus tracks McTeague into Death Valley, shoots the mule and loses their water, then dies after handcuffing himself to McTeague. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/marcus_schouler - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters