# Margaret Mortimer — Melmoth the Wanderer character guide

> Margaret Mortimer in Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Margaret Mortimer, Mortimer

**First appearance:** 0007-vi

## Who they are

Elinor's mother, who tries to protect her daughter from heartbreak.

## Relationships

### [Elinor Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/elinor_mortimer)

_family_

Elinor and Margaret Mortimer are mother and daughter, bound by shared grief and Margaret's protective care over Elinor.

### [John Melmoth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/john_melmoth)

_psychological_

John Melmoth manipulates Margaret Mortimer, preying on her despair and using her love for her daughter to further his sinister influence.

### [Sir Roger Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/sir_roger_mortimer)

_family_

Margaret and Sir Roger Mortimer are husband and wife, their relationship strained by grief and Sir Roger's inability to protect their daughter Elinor.

### [Elinor Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/elinor_mortimer)

_family_

Elinor and Margaret Mortimer are mother and daughter, bound by shared grief and Margaret's protective care over Elinor.

### [Elinor Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/elinor_mortimer)

_family_

Elinor and Margaret Mortimer are mother and daughter, bound by shared grief and Margaret's protective care over Elinor.

### [John Melmoth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/john_melmoth)

_psychological_

John Melmoth manipulates Margaret Mortimer, preying on her despair and using her love for her daughter to further his sinister influence.

## In the story

### [Elinor's Spiritual and Emotional Struggle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/xxx)

Margaret sends letters to Elinor announcing John Sandal's arrival and the death of Mrs. Ann, hinting at mysterious interruptions to the marriage.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/xxxi)

Weeps at Elinor's confession; reluctantly consents to Elinor leaving the Castle; marries John Sandal.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/xxxii)

Dies after giving birth to stillborn twins; her death devastates John Sandal.

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