# The Subjection of Women — Character guide

> Key figures in The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill.

- [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/narrator.md): This voice speaks as a man examining the legal and social machinery that keeps women subordinate, pressing the question of whether any other arrangement was ever honestly tested. His method is forensic: he grants every a
- [Her Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/her_master.md): He is not a caricature of cruelty but the ordinary man the law arms with extraordinary power: to seize her wages, claim her children, compel her return, and demand the last familiarity regardless of her loathing. The nar
- [The Judge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/the_judge.md): A metaphorical figure representing impartial justice in argument.
- [The Greeks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/the_greeks.md): Ancient Greek society referenced as a historical example of gender relations.
- [The English](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/the_english.md): Contemporary English society used as a comparative case.
- [Christianity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/christianity.md): The Christian religion discussed as an influence on women's status.
- [Charles V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/charles_the_fifth.md): Holy Roman Emperor cited as a historical example of power.
- [St. Paul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/st_paul.md): Apostle whose writings on women are referenced in the argument.
- [Charles VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/charles_viii.md): French king mentioned as a historical figure.
- [The Romans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_subjection_of_women_se/characters/the_romans.md): Ancient Roman society referenced for its legal treatment of women.

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