# Milicent Hargrave — The Tenant of Wildfell Hall character guide

> Milicent Hargrave in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Poor Milicent, Milicent, dear Milicent, Milly, Milicent Hargrave, poor Milicent Hargrave

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Who they are

Gentle, yielding, and slow to defend herself, she is the quiet counterweight to the boisterous men around her, enduring what she cannot change and hoping for what she dare not demand.

## In the story

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

Helen's intimate friend, arrives with the party and provides companionship.

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

Milicent requests a Scotch song from Helen earlier in the evening.

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

Bridesmaid and friend; voices surprise at Helen's engagement, criticizes Huntingdon's boldness and appearance, and had hoped Helen would marry her brother Walter.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxiv)

Mentioned as the sender of a letter to Helen, now in London with her mother.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxv)

Writes to Helen about her impending marriage to Ralph Hattersley, expressing reluctance and seeking advice.

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

Mentioned as a victim of her mother's maneuvering, having been married off in a poor match.

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

Now married to Hattersley; Helen looks forward to her visit and hopes her child will play with little Arthur.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xxxii)

Expresses contentment with her husband Ralph despite his roughness; worries about her sister Esther's future.

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

Observes the chess game and is delighted by the party's liveliness.

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

Innocent of the affair; Helen seeks to protect her from knowledge of the infamy.

### [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xli)

Mentioned as supporting Esther's refusal of the match and as a friend to Helen.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xlii)

Visits Grassdale with her husband and children; her letters reveal her anguish and hope, and she is overjoyed at Ralph's decision to change.

### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tenant_of_wildfell_hall_se/chapters/xlix)

Visits the Grove with her husband; calls on Helen and is described as happy and well.

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