# Aubrey — The Vampire character guide

> Aubrey in The Vampire by John William Polidori.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Miss Aubrey

**First appearance:** 0002-the-vampire

## Snapshot

A wealthy, handsome orphan raised on poetry rather than judgment, Aubrey mistakes the world for a romance and Lord Ruthven for its brooding protagonist.

## Who they are

Aubrey enters London's drawing rooms rich, frank, and eager, but his guardians have cultivated his fortune rather than his mind, leaving him with more imagination than judgment. When the enigmatic Lord Ruthven crosses his path, Aubrey's romantic habits take over: unable to read a man so entirely absorbed in himself, he decides to observe the offspring of his own fancy rather than the person before him. His curiosity and vanity pull him toward a foreign tour, setting the story's central pursuit in motion.

## Relationships

### [Lord Ruthven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vampire_se/characters/lord_ruthven)

_psychological_

Aubrey is manipulated and psychologically tormented by Lord Ruthven, who exploits his trust and idealism.

### [Lady Mercer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vampire_se/characters/lady_mercer)

_social_

Aubrey and Lady Mercer are mere acquaintances, with Aubrey viewing her with suspicion due to her association with Ruthven.

### [Ianthe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vampire_se/characters/ianthe)

_friendship_

Aubrey forms a protective and affectionate friendship with Ianthe, caring deeply for her well-being.

## In the story

### [Extract of a Letter from Geneva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vampire_se/chapters/extract-of-a-letter-from-geneva)

The narrator of the letter, who explores Geneva and visits Diodati, gathering anecdotes about Lord Byron.

### [The Vampire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vampire_se/chapters/the-vampire)

Aubrey is the protagonist, a young man who becomes increasingly obsessed with Lord Ruthven and decides to travel with him despite warnings.

### [The Vampire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vampire_se/chapters/the-vampire)

Aubrey becomes increasingly horrified by Ruthven's actions, confronts him, separates from him, and later tries desperately to prevent his sister's marriage to Ruthven, dying after revealing the truth.

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