Stephen Dedalus

Buck Mulligan

Buck Mulligan is Stephen's irreverent, mocking friend and housemate who both entertains and antagonizes him with his cynical wit.

Leopold Bloom

Bloom acts as a paternal, compassionate figure to Stephen, offering him kindness and guidance throughout their night together.

Zoe Higgins

Stephen encounters Zoe, a prostitute, in Nighttown; their interaction is fleeting and transactional within the brothel setting.

Molly Bloom

Molly is intrigued by Stephen as a young intellectual, and her thoughts about him mix maternal curiosity with romantic fantasy.

Haines

Haines is an English student staying with Stephen and Mulligan, whose well-meaning but patronizing attitude creates tension.

Mr Deasy

Mr. Deasy is Stephen's employer at the school, a pedantic and anti-Semitic headmaster who lectures Stephen on history and money.

Lynch

Lynch is a fellow medical student and friend of Stephen, sharing his intellectual cynicism and accompanying him through Nighttown.

Richie Goulding

Richie Goulding is Stephen's maternal uncle, a kind but impoverished man whom Stephen visits and feels a distant familial connection to.

Buck Mulligan

Buck Mulligan is Stephen's irreverent, mocking friend and housemate who both entertains and antagonizes him with his cynical wit.

Zoe Higgins

Stephen encounters Zoe, a prostitute, in Nighttown; their interaction is fleeting and transactional within the brothel setting.

Leopold Bloom

Bloom acts as a paternal, compassionate figure to Stephen, offering him kindness and guidance throughout their night together.

Richie Goulding

Richie Goulding is Stephen's maternal uncle, a kind but impoverished man whom Stephen visits and feels a distant familial connection to.

I

Brooding and guilt-ridden over his mother's death, refuses to pray at her bedside, and feels alienated from Mulligan and Haines.

I

Grieving his mother's death, brooding over Mulligan's taunts, and reflecting on his refusal to pray at her bedside.

II

Teaches a history class, reflects on his own childhood and the nature of history, and receives payment from Mr. Deasy.

Proteus

Protagonist of the chapter; walks on Sandymount Strand, engages in deep philosophical meditation, recalls family interactions, and reflects on his past and artistic aspirations.

Proteus

Stephen's father; his voice is recalled in Stephen's thoughts, commenting on family and Stephen's artistic brother.

Aeolus

Arrives at the newspaper office with Mr Deasy's letter; listens to the discussion and Taylor's speech.

Aeolus

Mocks the bombastic prose and leaves with Ned Lambert for a drink.

Lestrygonians

Quoted by Bloom in a remark about Parnell.

Scylla and Charybdis

Presents his theory on Shakespeare and Hamlet, linking the playwright's life to his works.

Wandering Rocks

Stephen watches a lapidary at work, browses a bookcart, and encounters his sister Dilly, feeling a sense of guilt and despair.

Wandering Rocks

Simon Dedalus meets Father Cowley, then finds his daughter Dilly and gives her money, while joking about his own poverty.

Chapter XI: Sirens

Simon Dedalus sings and praises Ben Dollard's performance.

Oxen of the Sun

Engages in philosophical and theological debate, speaks of calling ghosts across Lethe, and is reminded of his mother's death and his artistic promise.

XV

Stephen is shown asleep or unconscious, murmuring fragments of poetry, while Bloom watches over him.

Chapter XVI

Stephen is tired and crosstempered, having not eaten properly for two days. He dismisses Bloom's attempts at conversation and later gives Corley advice about a job at Mr Deasy's school.

XVII

Walks with Bloom, discusses various topics, urinates in the garden, and departs after entering Bloom's home.

XVII

Mentioned as being in bed among the company that traveled from Sandymount to Glasnevin.

Penelope

Young man Bloom brought home; Molly considers him staying and imagines teaching him Spanish.