# Sally Oates — Silas Marner character guide

> Sally Oates in Silas Marner by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sarah

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-i

## Who they are

A villager who seeks Silas's herbal remedies.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-ii)

Sally Oates is the cobbler's wife suffering from heart disease and dropsy; Silas gives her a herbal remedy, which sparks local superstition about his powers.

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