# The Second Mrs. Tanqueray — Character guide

> Key figures in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray by Arthur W. Pinero.

- [Paula Tanqueray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/paula_tanqueray.md): A woman with a past, Paula marries Aubrey Tanqueray and enters respectable society determined to be accepted, though her wit and temper keep threatening the performance.
- [Aubrey Tanqueray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/aubrey_tanqueray.md): Forty-two, handsome, and quietly romantic, Aubrey Tanqueray stuns his oldest friends at dinner by announcing he will marry tomorrow and quit his Albany chambers for a country house.
- [Ellean Tanqueray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/ellean_tanqueray.md): Aubrey's devout daughter from his first marriage, Ellean returns from Mrs. Cortelyon's care wary of her new stepmother and protective of her father's peace.
- [Cayley Drummle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/cayley_drummle.md): Cayley Drummle, the cynical bachelor Aubrey calls his closest friend, misses the fatal dinner but hovers near the marriage as confidant, gossip, and anxious observer.
- [Frank Misquith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/frank_misquith.md): Genial, portly Frank Misquith, Q.C., M.P., has dined with Aubrey for fifteen years and greets the sudden marriage news with congratulations that barely hide his alarm.
- [Sir George Orreyed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/sir_george_orreyed.md): Sir George Orreyed, a dissolute baronet of Aubrey's old set, has married the actress Dodo and now drifts through society as a cautionary example of ruinous pleasure.
- [Lady Orreyed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/lady_orreyed.md): Sir George's restless, chattering wife, who treats society as a stage and everyone in it as her audience.
- [Mrs. Cortelyon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/mrs_cortelyon.md): A polished Surrey widow whose kindness to Ellean carries the quiet authority of a woman who knows exactly what society permits.
- [Captain Ardale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/captain_ardale.md): A young army officer whose easy charm and unexamined past make him the kind of guest country houses welcome without asking questions.
- [Jayne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/jayne.md): A servant or companion in the Tanqueray household.
- [Mrs. Jarman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/mrs_jarman.md): A minor character mentioned in the play.
- [Mabel Hervey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/mabel_hervey.md): A friend or acquaintance of Paula's from her past.
- [Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_second_mrs_tanqueray_se/characters/doctor.md): A physician attending to characters in the play.

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