# Doctor Moreau — The Island of Doctor Moreau character guide > Doctor Moreau in The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Moreau, old Moreau, XIV Doctor Moreau, Poor old Moreau **First appearance:** 0004-iii-the-strange-face ## Who they are A disgraced physiologist who fled England's outrage to perfect his art of carving animals into men on a lonely Pacific island, and who suffers no trespassers. ## Relationships ### [Montgomery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/montgomery) _professional_ Moreau is Montgomery's employer and master, with Montgomery acting as his reluctant but loyal assistant on the island. ### [The Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_beast_folk) _psychological_ Moreau is the cruel creator and tormentor of the Beast Folk, subjecting them to horrific vivisection and psychological manipulation. ### [Edward Prendick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/edward_prendick) _psychological_ Moreau intimidates and manipulates Prendick, treating him as a threat to his experiments while keeping him under control. ### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_captain) _professional_ Moreau has a brief, businesslike interaction with the captain to arrange transport of supplies and animals. ### [Montgomery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/montgomery) _professional_ Moreau is Montgomery's employer and master, with Montgomery acting as his reluctant but loyal assistant on the island. ### [Edward Prendick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/edward_prendick) _psychological_ Moreau intimidates and manipulates Prendick, treating him as a threat to his experiments while keeping him under control. ### [Montgomery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/montgomery) _professional_ Moreau is Montgomery's employer and master, with Montgomery acting as his reluctant but loyal assistant on the island. ### [The Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/the_beast_folk) _psychological_ Moreau is the cruel creator and tormentor of the Beast Folk, subjecting them to horrific vivisection and psychological manipulation. ## In the story ### [The Island of Doctor Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/the-island-of-doctor-moreau) The enigmatic scientist whose experiments on the island are central to the plot. ### [VI: The Evil-Looking Boatmen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/vi-the-evil-looking-boatmen) White-haired, broad-shouldered man; speaks with Prendick about science; reveals the island is a biological station. ### [VII: The Locked Door](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/vii-the-locked-door) Moreau is revealed as the white-haired man; Prendick recalls his notorious past as a vivisector forced to leave England. ### [VIII: The Crying of the Puma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/viii-the-crying-of-the-puma) Mentioned as being too preoccupied with work to join lunch; his vivisection of the puma causes the cries. ### [XI: The Hunting of the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xi-the-hunting-of-the-man) Mentioned as the vivisector; Prendick is convinced he has been experimenting on humans. ### [XII: The Sayers of the Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xii-the-sayers-of-the-law) Appears with a staghound and orders the Beast Folk to catch Prendick. ### [XIII: A Parley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xiii-a-parley) Moreau tries to reason with Prendick, offering a loaded revolver as a sign of trust. He explains that the beast folk are vivisected animals, not men. ### [Doctor Moreau Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xiv-doctor-moreau-explains) Delivers a lengthy, self-justifying lecture on vivisection, describing his experiments and his belief that pain is a minor obstacle to scientific progress. ### [XV: Concerning the Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xv-concerning-the-beast-folk) Mentioned as solitary and not joining breakfast; his hypnotic implants and the Law are central to controlling the Beast Folk. ### [XVI: How the Beast Folk Taste Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xvi-how-the-beast-folk-taste-blood) Confronts the leopard-man for breaking the Law; is attacked and then leads the hunt. ### [XVII: A Catastrophe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xvii-a-catastrophe) Pursues the escaped puma with a revolver; his fate is unknown at the end of the chapter. ### [XVIII: The Finding of Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xviii-the-finding-of-moreau) Found dead, his body battered by the puma; his death is concealed by Prendick to prevent chaos. ### [XIX: Montgomery’s Bank Holiday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xix-montgomery-s-bank-holiday) Lies dead in the enclosure, his body part of the pyre that Prendick plans to burn. ### [Alone with the Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xx-alone-with-the-beast-folk) Dead; his absence leaves a power vacuum among the Beast Folk. ### [XXI: The Reversion of the Beast Folk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xxi-the-reversion-of-the-beast-folk) Referenced as dead; Prendick claims he still watches to control the Beast Folk. ### [XXII: The Man Alone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/chapters/xxii-the-man-alone) Referenced indirectly through Prendick's memories and the mental specialist who knew him. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters/doctor_moreau - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_island_of_doctor_moreau_se/characters