# Mr. Castaigne — The King in Yellow character guide

> Mr. Castaigne in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Castaigne, young Castaigne

**First appearance:** 0003-the-repairer-of-reputations

## Who they are

The narrator's father in The Repairer of Reputations.

## In the story

### [The King in Yellow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-king-in-yellow)

The narrator who reads The King in Yellow and becomes obsessed with its contents.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/i)

The narrator, who visits Hawberk's shop and defends Mr. Wilde's knowledge.

### [In the Court of the Dragon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/in-the-court-of-the-dragon)

The narrator, a middle-aged student living in the Court of the Dragon, haunted by The King in Yellow and pursued by a spectral enemy.

### [The Yellow Sign](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-yellow-sign)

The narrator; an artist who becomes obsessed with a woman he sees in a church and with the forbidden play.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/iii)

The narrator, who sprains his wrists, discovers the book, reads it, and is ultimately attacked by the entity, now dying.

### [The Studio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-studio)

The narrator who waits in his studio for a mysterious woman, insisting his world is confined to his art-filled room.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/mr_castaigne
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters