# Stanton — Melmoth the Wanderer character guide

> Stanton in Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Englishman Stanton

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

An English traveler whose obsessive pursuit of a nameless horror leads him to madness, imprisonment, and a manuscript that outlives him.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

Stanton is an obsessive enemy of John Melmoth, pursuing him across the world to expose his demonic nature and curse.

### [Father Jose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/father_jose)

_social_

Father Jose and Stanton are fellow religious figures who share knowledge about John Melmoth's cursed existence, but their alliance is tense and wary.

### [Father Jose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/characters/father_jose)

_social_

Father Jose and Stanton are fellow religious figures who share knowledge about John Melmoth's cursed existence, but their alliance is tense and wary.

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

_rivalry_

Stanton is an obsessive enemy of John Melmoth, pursuing him across the world to expose his demonic nature and curse.

## In the story

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

His manuscript describes his obsessive search for Melmoth, their encounter in a madhouse, and his refusal of Melmoth's temptations.

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

Recalled by Melmoth when he hears the Wanderer's laugh, referencing Stanton's earlier encounter in Spain.

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/xi)

Referenced by Melmoth in connection with the 'incommunicable condition' proposed in the madhouse.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Stanton is mentioned by the Wanderer as one who did not exchange destinies with him, even in his cell.

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