Priscilla

Zenobia

Priscilla and Zenobia are half-sisters, with Zenobia initially unaware of their blood relation, leading to a complex mix of rivalry and protectiveness.

Old Moodie

Old Moodie is Priscilla's father, and he feels a protective guilt toward her, ultimately revealing her inheritance.

Miles Coverdale

Coverdale feels a protective, brotherly affection for Priscilla, though his interest is tinged with curiosity and detachment.

Professor Westervelt

Westervelt controls Priscilla as the Veiled Lady, using mesmerism to exploit her for public performances and personal gain.

Silas Foster

Priscilla and Silas Foster share a simple, cordial relationship as fellow Blithedale residents, with Foster treating her kindly.

Zenobia

Priscilla and Zenobia are half-sisters, with Zenobia initially unaware of their blood relation, leading to a complex mix of rivalry and protectiveness.

Zenobia

Priscilla and Zenobia are half-sisters, with Zenobia initially unaware of their blood relation, leading to a complex mix of rivalry and protectiveness.

Old Moodie

Old Moodie is Priscilla's father, and he feels a protective guilt toward her, ultimately revealing her inheritance.

Old Moodie

Old Moodie is Priscilla's father, and he feels a protective guilt toward her, ultimately revealing her inheritance.

Professor Westervelt

Westervelt controls Priscilla as the Veiled Lady, using mesmerism to exploit her for public performances and personal gain.

The Blithedale Romance

A fragile, enigmatic young woman who joins the community.

IV: The Supper-Table

Arrives as a mysterious, trembling stranger; speaks only her first name and pleads to stay near Zenobia.

Until Bedtime

Priscilla is timid and fearful of the storm, seeking Zenobia's protection. She knits a silk purse and is deeply affected by Zenobia's words, weeping when she overhears a scornful remark.

VI: Coverdale’s Sick-Chamber

Mentioned briefly; Coverdale cannot vouch for her morning habits.

The Convalescent

The gentle, mysterious girl who brings Coverdale a hand-sewn nightcap and shows deep attachment to Zenobia and Hollingsworth.

A Modern Arcadia

Shows newfound wildness and happiness; runs to meet Hollingsworth; described as the picture of New England spring.

IX: Hollingsworth, Zenobia, Priscilla

Gentle and impressionable, she sits at Hollingsworth's feet and draws his tender attention, causing Zenobia's unease.

A Visitor from Town

Appears at a window with Zenobia; Moodie's concern for her happiness is central to the scene.

XI: The Wood-Path

Subject of Westervelt's inquiries; described as a 'delicate, nervous young creature'; Coverdale declines to facilitate a meeting with her.

XII: Coverdale's Hermitage

Seen sitting at Zenobia's window, sewing; Coverdale sends her a mental message.

XIII: Zenobia's Legend

Priscilla is the subject of Zenobia's dramatic gesture; she is veiled with gauze and left visibly shaken, nearly fainting.

Eliot's Pulpit

Initially joyful, she becomes sorrowful and withdrawn after witnessing the closeness between Zenobia and Hollingsworth.

XV: A Crisis

Mentioned by Coverdale, but Hollingsworth reacts angrily to the question of her fate.

XVI: Leave-Takings

Gives Coverdale a purse as a keepsake; expresses a wish for no change and shows calm self-possession.

XVIII: The Boardinghouse

Glimpsed in the boudoir, dressed fancifully and working with her hands; later disappears from view.

XIX: Zenobia’s Drawing-Room

Mentioned as being present in Zenobia's home; Coverdale notes Hollingsworth's tenderness toward her, causing Zenobia's distress.

XX: They Vanish

Dressed in white, appears ethereal and beautiful; reveals she came to Zenobia at Hollingsworth's bidding and feels she has no free will.

An Old Acquaintance

Referenced as the reason Coverdale seeks out Moodie, due to their relationship.

Fauntleroy

Fauntleroy's younger daughter, a pale, nervous child with a deep love for her unseen half-sister and rumored supernatural abilities.

A Village Hall

Appears as the Veiled Lady; throws off her veil and flees to Hollingsworth.

The Masqueraders

Dressed as a ragamuffin in the masquerade; later sits at Hollingsworth's feet at Eliot's Pulpit.

The Three Together

The pale victim in the scene, she trembles and ultimately offers herself to Zenobia as a sister before leaving with Hollingsworth.

XXVI: Zenobia and Coverdale

Mentioned as Hollingsworth's choice; Zenobia predicts she will fade soon and sends her the jeweled flower.

Blithedale Pasture

Protective and watchful of Hollingsworth; her one possible misfortune was his unkindness, which never befell her.

Miles Coverdale's Confession

Revealed as the object of Coverdale's secret love, which he confesses at the chapter's end.