# Mr. Morgan — The Perpetual Curate character guide

> Mr. Morgan in The Perpetual Curate by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Morgan

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Who they are

A local man involved in parish affairs, husband to Mrs. Morgan.

## Relationships

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_friendship_

Mr. Morgan is Frank's friend and fellow curate, sharing professional and personal camaraderie.

### [Mrs. Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/mrs_morgan)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_friendship_

Mr. Morgan is Frank's friend and fellow curate, sharing professional and personal camaraderie.

### [Mrs. Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/mrs_morgan)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

### [Mrs. Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/mrs_morgan)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a married couple, with a stable and supportive domestic partnership.

### [Frank Wentworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/characters/frank_wentworth)

_friendship_

Mr. Morgan is Frank's friend and fellow curate, sharing professional and personal camaraderie.

## In the story

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

The new Rector of Carlingford, recently married, who is frustrated by Mr. Wentworth's unauthorized activities in his parish and the poor state of the church.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/ii)

The new Rector of Carlingford, who ignores Mr. Wentworth's work at Wharfside and speaks of his own plans for reform.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/v)

Heated and defensive, he discloses his grievances about Frank's mission, including the baptism of Tom Burrows's six children, revealing his wounded authority.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/x)

Confronts Frank in Prickett's Lane, claiming authority over Wharfside and criticizing Frank's unauthorized efforts; later discusses legal action with his wife.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xii)

The Rector returns home agitated, sharing gossip about Mr. Wentworth and Rosa Elsworthy, and expresses moral outrage while revealing his own satisfaction at being proven right.

### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxviii)

Discusses the scandal with Mr. Leeson, regrets not talking it over with his wife.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxxi)

The Rector listens to Elsworthy's accusations against Mr. Wentworth, feeling torn between his duty and his wife's influence.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Writes to Mr. Wentworth about rumors, excludes him from the funeral service.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Rector and chief magistrate of the tribunal, acting as counsel for the prosecution.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xxxix)

Acts as a reluctant and prejudiced judge; later struggles with his own resentment at the possibility of Frank's innocence and faces a cold reception from his wife.

### [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perpetual_curate_se/chapters/xlv)

The Rector, anxious about his wife's silence, eventually reveals his intention to offer the living to Frank, restoring harmony.

## Links

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