# Betty — The Enchanted Castle character guide

> Betty in The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Eliza, Queen Elizabeth

**First appearance:** 0001-the-enchanted-castle

## Snapshot

Cousin Betty reaches Hampshire first and promptly catches measles, accidentally stranding three children in a schoolhouse and setting the whole enchanted summer in motion.

## Who they are

Betty is the cousin whose early arrival at the family home was meant to complete the children's holiday plans; instead her measles scatters them into improvised lodgings at Kathleen's school. She never appears onstage, yet her untimely illness is the hinge on which the plot swings, forcing Jerry, Jimmy, and Kathleen into the unsupervised wanderings that lead them toward the enchanted castle. She is the quiet absence that makes the adventure possible.

## Relationships

### [Gerald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/gerald)

_friendship_

Betty and Gerald are friends and fellow adventurers, with Betty often joining the group's magical exploits.

### [Kathleen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/kathleen)

_friendship_

Betty and Kathleen are close friends, often sharing secrets and supporting each other during adventures.

### [Mabel Prowse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/mabel_prowse)

_friendship_

Betty and Mabel are friends, with Betty often deferring to Mabel's knowledge of the enchanted castle.

### [Gerald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/gerald)

_friendship_

Betty and Gerald are friends and fellow adventurers, with Betty often joining the group's magical exploits.

### [Mabel Prowse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/mabel_prowse)

_friendship_

Betty and Mabel are friends, with Betty often deferring to Mabel's knowledge of the enchanted castle.

### [Gerald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/gerald)

_friendship_

Betty and Gerald are friends and fellow adventurers, with Betty often joining the group's magical exploits.

### [Kathleen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/kathleen)

_friendship_

Betty and Kathleen are close friends, often sharing secrets and supporting each other during adventures.

### [Kathleen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/characters/kathleen)

_friendship_

Betty and Kathleen are close friends, often sharing secrets and supporting each other during adventures.

## In the story

### [The Invisible Eliza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enchanted_castle_se/chapters/v)

Eliza, the invisible housemaid, is the central figure of the chapter, distressed by her invisibility and its impact on her engagement.

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