# Rose Bradwardine — Waverley character guide > Rose Bradwardine in Waverley by Walter Scott. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Rose, Miss Bradwardine, Rose, Rose Comyne Bradwardine **First appearance:** 0015-part-i-x-rose-bradwardine-and-her-father ## Snapshot The Baron's gentle, intelligent daughter, she quietly loves Waverley and waits while he chases a more dazzling woman and a more dangerous cause. ## Who they are Rose Bradwardine is the daughter of a scholarly, eccentric laird, and she takes a marked, unguarded interest in everything that affects Waverley, an attention he is too distracted to read. Where Flora is flame, Rose is domestic warmth, and the book quietly measures the two against each other as Edward's future. Her patient, unassuming affection matters because it represents the peaceful life Waverley keeps half-choosing and half-losing, and it gives the story its eventual emotional anchor. ## Relationships ### [Edward Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/edward_waverley) _romantic_ Edward eventually realizes his deep and genuine love for the gentle, devoted Rose, whom he marries at the novel's end. ### [Baron of Bradwardine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/baron_of_bradwardine) _family_ The Baron is Rose's loving but pompous father, deeply proud of his lineage and devoted to his daughter's happiness. ### [Edward Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/edward_waverley) _romantic_ Edward eventually realizes his deep and genuine love for the gentle, devoted Rose, whom he marries at the novel's end. ### [Edward Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/edward_waverley) _romantic_ Edward eventually realizes his deep and genuine love for the gentle, devoted Rose, whom he marries at the novel's end. ### [Baron of Bradwardine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/baron_of_bradwardine) _family_ The Baron is Rose's loving but pompous father, deeply proud of his lineage and devoted to his daughter's happiness. ## In the story ### [Editor's Introduction to Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/editor-s-introduction-to-waverley) Noted for her shy refinement as a foil to Flora. ### [IX: More of the Manor-House and Its Environs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-ix-more-of-the-manor-house-and-its-environs) Mentioned as the young mistress; her flowerbed is being dressed by the butler. ### [Rose Bradwardine and Her Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-x-rose-bradwardine-and-her-father) The Baron's seventeen-year-old daughter, described as pretty and lively; she greets Edward with bashful courtesy and runs to prepare for dinner. ### [The Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xi-the-banquet) Retires early after doing the honors at the banquet. ### [Repentance and a Reconciliation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xii-repentance-and-a-reconciliation) Presides over breakfast; observes Waverley's abstraction; explains Davie Gellatley's character to Waverley. ### [A More Rational Day Than the Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xiii-a-more-rational-day-than-the-last) Welcomes her father and guests to her apartment; sings with taste and feeling; tends to flowers in her bartizan. ### [XIV: A Discovery—Waverley Becomes Domesticated at Tully-Veolan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-a-discovery-waverley-becomes-domesticated-at-tully-veolan) Deepens her intellectual bond with Edward through literature and poetry; her sweet and compliant nature is highlighted, as is her father's doting affection and her limited prospects due to the entail. ### [XV: A Creagh, and Its Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xv-a-creagh-and-its-consequences) Vexed and tearful over the raid, she explains the blackmail system and her fear of escalating violence between her father and Fergus MacIvor. ### [An Unexpected Ally Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xvi-an-unexpected-ally-appears) Pales at the news of Edward's planned excursion but does not dissuade him. ### [XXI: The Chieftain’s Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxi-the-chieftain-s-sister) Flora's most intimate friend, described as tender and with a limited circle of wishes. ### [Waverley Continued at Glennaquoich](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxiii-waverley-continued-at-glennaquoich) Praised warmly by Flora as a model of domestic virtue. ### [A Letter from Tully-Veolan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxviii-a-letter-from-tully-veolan) Writes a letter to Waverley detailing the danger he is in and the events at Tully-Veolan after her father's departure. ### [XII: The Mystery Begins to Be Cleared Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-the-mystery-begins-to-be-cleared-up) Has come to Edinburgh with Flora under guard due to dangers at Tully-Veolan. ### [The Ball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-the-ball) Observes Edward with admiration and pure, disinterested delight. ### [Intrigues of Society and Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiii-intrigues-of-society-and-love) Gradually rises in Waverley's opinion; her timidity wears off; shows dignity and interest in self-improvement; deeply attached to Waverley. ### [Fergus a Suitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiv-fergus-a-suitor) The object of Fergus's suit; the Prince informs Fergus that her affections are already engaged. ### [XXV: “To One Thing Constant Never”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxv-to-one-thing-constant-never) Makes room for Waverley; praises Italian; cries at Romeo and Juliet; shows more feeling than Flora. ### [A Skirmish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxx-a-skirmish) Fergus suggests Edward marry her and take her to safety. ### [Chapter of Accidents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxi-chapter-of-accidents) Edward thinks tenderly of her, contrasting her situation with Flora's devoted enthusiasm. ### [What’s to Be Done Next?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiii-what-s-to-be-done-next) Referred to by Waverley as the person in Scotland upon whom his happiness depends. ### [Desolation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiv-desolation) Went north to her father's in Perthshire after the government troops returned to Edinburgh. ### [XXXV: Comparing of Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxv-comparing-of-notes) Mentioned as safe at Duchran, with the Bailie trying to salvage something from the estate for her. ### [XXXVI: More Explanation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxvi-more-explanation) Bribed Donald Bean Lean with her mother's jewels to rescue Waverley. ### [Chapter XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxvii) Mentioned as residing at Duchran; Edward intends to share his fortune with her and seeks to marry her. ### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxviii) Reunited with her father, accepts Waverley's proposal, and endures the teasing of the household. ### [Chapter XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxix) Mentioned as having written to Flora and as Edward's intended; Flora gives her a diamond chain. ### [Chapter XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xl) Mentioned by Fergus as Edward's future wife; Fergus wishes them long happiness. ### [Dulce Domum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xli-dulce-domum) Edward's plighted bride; he writes to her from Carlisle and later marries her. ### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xlii) Now married to Edward, she is the beneficiary of the estate settlement. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/rose_bradwardine - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters