# William Dane — Silas Marner character guide

> William Dane in Silas Marner by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** William

**First appearance:** 0001-silas-marner

## Who they are

Silas's former friend in Lantern Yard who betrays him.

## Relationships

### [Silas Marner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/silas_marner)

_rivalry_

William was Silas's former friend in Lantern Yard who betrayed him by framing him for theft and stealing his fiancée.

### [Silas Marner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/silas_marner)

_rivalry_

William was Silas's former friend in Lantern Yard who betrayed him by framing him for theft and stealing his fiancée.

### [Silas Marner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/characters/silas_marner)

_rivalry_

William was Silas's former friend in Lantern Yard who betrayed him by framing him for theft and stealing his fiancée.

## In the story

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

Silas's close friend who is secretly self-righteous and deceitful; he frames Silas for theft and marries Silas's fiancée Sarah.

## Links

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