# Wooer — The Two Noble Kinsmen character guide

> Wooer in The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Wooer O, Wooer Ay

**First appearance:** 0009-act-ii-scene-i

## Snapshot

A young man who loves the Gaoler's daughter and refuses to abandon her even as her mind slips away.

## Who they are

He is the Gaoler's daughter's persistent suitor, a figure of ordinary devotion set against the play's grand passions. Where her love for Palamon is obsessive and self-destroying, his love for her is patient and practical, and the contrast exposes how differently desire can behave. He matters because his loyalty keeps the subplot tethered to human decency while the main plot spirals toward ritual combat.

## Relationships

### [Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/characters/doctor)

_professional_

Doctor advises the Wooer on how to cure the Daughter's madness by pretending to be Palamon.

### [Palamon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/characters/palamon)

_rivalry_

Wooer is the man the Daughter's father wants her to marry, creating a romantic rivalry with Palamon.

### [Gaoler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/characters/gaoler)

_social_

Gaoler favors the Wooer as a suitable husband for his daughter and arranges their match.

### [Gaoler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/characters/gaoler)

_social_

Gaoler favors the Wooer as a suitable husband for his daughter and arranges their match.

### [Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/characters/doctor)

_professional_

Doctor advises the Wooer on how to cure the Daughter's madness by pretending to be Palamon.

### [Gaoler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/characters/gaoler)

_social_

Gaoler favors the Wooer as a suitable husband for his daughter and arranges their match.

### [Palamon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/characters/palamon)

_rivalry_

Wooer is the man the Daughter's father wants her to marry, creating a romantic rivalry with Palamon.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

Seeks to marry the Gaoler's Daughter and agrees to the Gaoler's terms.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

Reports the daughter's madness after finding her by the lake, singing and making flower rings.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iii)

The Gaoler's friend who once hoped to marry the Daughter; he is instructed to pretend to be Palamon to cure her madness.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_two_noble_kinsmen_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii)

Disguised as Palamon, he follows the Doctor's advice, engages with the Daughter's fantasies, and agrees to marry and sleep with her.

## Links

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