# Annabella Wilmot — The Tenant of Wildfell Hall character guide

> Annabella Wilmot in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Annabella, Wilmot, the unfortunate little Annabella, Miss Wilmot

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Who they are

Beautiful, flirtatious, and hungry for admiration, she moves through society collecting conquests, and her charms prove as dangerous to her admirers as they are to herself.

## Relationships

### [Lord Lowborough](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/characters/lord_lowborough)

_romantic_

A cold, transactional marriage where Annabella marries Lowborough for his title while openly carrying on an affair with Arthur Huntingdon.

### [Arthur Huntingdon Sr.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/characters/arthur_huntingdon_sr)

_romantic_

A passionate but adulterous affair driven by mutual vanity and selfishness, ultimately ending in betrayal and scandal.

### [Little Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/characters/little_arthur)

_social_

Annabella, as Arthur Sr.'s mistress, is around the child but shows little genuine affection, treating him as an accessory.

### [Arthur Huntingdon Sr.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/characters/arthur_huntingdon_sr)

_romantic_

A passionate but adulterous affair driven by mutual vanity and selfishness, ultimately ending in betrayal and scandal.

### [Little Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/characters/little_arthur)

_social_

Annabella, as Arthur Sr.'s mistress, is around the child but shows little genuine affection, treating him as an accessory.

### [Lord Lowborough](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/characters/lord_lowborough)

_romantic_

A cold, transactional marriage where Annabella marries Lowborough for his title while openly carrying on an affair with Arthur Huntingdon.

### [Little Arthur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/characters/little_arthur)

_social_

Annabella, as Arthur Sr.'s mistress, is around the child but shows little genuine affection, treating him as an accessory.

## In the story

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xviii)

Flirts with Arthur Huntingdon and attempts to captivate Lord Lowborough, displaying coquettish behavior.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xix)

Annabella sings for Huntingdon, provoking Helen's jealousy and admiration.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xx)

Excuses herself from afternoon church service.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxi)

Bridesmaid and friend; expresses envy and rivalry with Helen, wishing she could combine the best qualities of Huntingdon and Lowborough.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxii)

Rides with Lord Lowborough; Huntingdon speculates she will marry him for his rank despite his poverty.

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxvi)

Now Lady Lowborough, she openly flirts with Huntingdon, tormenting her husband and Helen.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxvii)

Taunts Helen about the incident; boasts of controlling her husband, Lord Lowborough.

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

Now Lady Lowborough; Helen dislikes her for her past behavior, though she has recently treated Lord Lowborough with more propriety.

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

Implicated in Arthur's infidelity; observed by Helen and Rachel with suspicion.

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Confronted by Helen, she admits the affair and pleads for secrecy, showing desperation and relief.

### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxxv)

Openly taunts Helen and displays affection for Arthur, growing more audacious as her departure approaches.

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

Lady Lowborough, Arthur's paramour, whose letter to Arthur reveals their ongoing affair and defiance of social and religious norms.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Struggles to maintain composure before leaving, feigning cheerfulness while concealing her guilt.

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