# Idris — The Last Man character guide > Idris in The Last Man by Mary Shelley. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Lady Idris, dear Idris, III Idris, sweet Idris, the princely Idris **First appearance:** 0002-the-last-man ## Snapshot A noblewoman of celestial grace and fierce loyalty who begs the narrator to rescue her brother and becomes the cherished partner of his life. ## Who they are Idris enters the novel as a vision of beauty in Perdita's alcove, then immediately reveals her steel by imploring Verney to find and restore the imprisoned Adrian. Her love for her brother and her later marriage to the narrator make her the emotional hinge between the political world and the domestic one. Radiant yet shielded by an almost unearthly distance from ordinary taint, she embodies the tenderness that the story's catastrophes will test to breaking. ## Relationships ### [Lord Raymond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/characters/lord_raymond) _family_ Idris is Lord Raymond's sister, and their relationship is one of sibling affection and occasional tension. ### [Lord Raymond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/characters/lord_raymond) _family_ Idris is Lord Raymond's sister, and their relationship is one of sibling affection and occasional tension. ## In the story ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-iv) The unseen object of Lionel's idolatry; she is the sister of Adrian and the intended bride of Lord Raymond; described as lovely, amiable, and fascinating. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-v) Lionel's beloved; not present but central to his thoughts; her spirit haunts him. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-vi) Visits Lionel with Adrian, developing love for him; escapes her mother's plot to take her to Austria, fleeing to Lionel for help. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-vii) Warmly interested in the election outcome, she attempts to calm Perdita during the tense final night. ### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-viii) Returns to Windsor with Lionel, enjoying domestic peace. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-ix) Idris is part of the happy group at Windsor Castle, but her role is peripheral in this chapter. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-x) Initially shares Perdita's ill opinion of Evadne but becomes softened and interested after hearing Raymond's account of Evadne's sufferings. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-i-xi) Passionately loves her brother Adrian and struggles with his absence; part of the family circle at Windsor. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-iv) Described as a tender and loving mother, anxious about her children's health after losing one child. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-vi) Adrian's sister; anxious about her brother's plans and watches over her children during the fair. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-vii) Lionel's wife; grief-stricken over the death of her old nurse, fears for her children, and finds comfort in Lionel's return. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-viii) Lionel's wife, consumed by fear and grief over the plague, yet not angry at the haughty lady's pride. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-ix) Idris is consumed by fear and grief over the plague, describing her ceaseless anxiety as a vulture feeding on her heart. She hides her wretchedness but breaks down when reunited with Adrian. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-iii-i) Idris becomes thin and pale from anxiety, suffers from sleeplessness and a slow fever, and weeps in secret over the fate of her children. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-iii-ii) Struggles with leaving her homeland; weeps in the park; later wanders alone in a storm seeking Lionel; falls ill but survives. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-iii-iii) Ill but hopeful, she expresses confidence in recovery and a desire to lead the group toward a peaceful future. ### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-iii-iv) Recently deceased; Lionel mourns her and mentions her orphaned children. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-iii-v) Lionel's wife; had loved Juliet in happier days; rescued by Juliet on the fatal twentieth of November. ### [The Last Man's Lament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-iii-x) Idris, Lionel's deceased wife, is recalled through her brother Adrian and her son Evelyn. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/characters/idris - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/characters