# Doctor Starkweather — The Law and the Lady character guide

> Doctor Starkweather in The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Starkweather, the Reverend Doctor Starkweather, Dr. Starkweather

**First appearance:** 0003-i-the-bride-s-mistake

## Who they are

The clergyman who marries Valeria and Eustace.

## Relationships

### [Eustace Macallan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_and_the_lady_se/characters/eustace_macallan)

_professional_

Doctor Starkweather is a medical expert involved in the poisoning case, often testifying against Eustace.

### [Eustace Macallan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_and_the_lady_se/characters/eustace_macallan)

_professional_

Doctor Starkweather is a medical expert involved in the poisoning case, often testifying against Eustace.

### [Eustace Macallan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_and_the_lady_se/characters/eustace_macallan)

_professional_

Doctor Starkweather is a medical expert involved in the poisoning case, often testifying against Eustace.

## In the story

### [I: The Bride’s Mistake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_and_the_lady_se/chapters/i-the-bride-s-mistake)

Valeria's uncle, who performs the marriage service and gives her a hearty farewell.

### [II: The Bride's Thoughts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_and_the_lady_se/chapters/ii-the-bride-s-thoughts)

Valeria's uncle, who warned her about the suspicious nature of Major Fitz-David's letter.

### [XIV: The Woman's Answer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_and_the_lady_se/chapters/xiv-the-woman-s-answer)

Valeria writes to him enclosing a copy of Eustace's letter; mentioned as her uncle.

### [My Mother-in-Law Surprises Me](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_law_and_the_lady_se/chapters/xxiii-my-mother-in-law-surprises-me)

Referenced as having written to Mrs. Macallan, urging her to dissuade Valeria from her plans.

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