Adam Bede By George Eliot Character List  Adam Bede The
stalwart, forthright young workman whose rise to maturity
provides the focus for the novel.  Dinah Morris A saintly young
woman, a Methodist preacher, who helps and comforts all those
around her. She serves as one of the examples of good morality
in the novel and eventually becomes Adam's wife.  Arthur
Donnithorne Grandson and heir of the local landowner. A weak
character who triggers the crisis in the novel by seducing Hetty
Sorrel.  Hetty Sorrel A vain young farm girl whose desire for
social position makes her ignore Adam's love and accept Arthur's
less honorable advances.  The Reverend Mr. Irwine The rector of
Broxton. A fine, upstanding man who forms the other example of
excellent morality. Eliot's principal mouthpiece for her theory
of ethical determinism.  Mrs. Poyser A boisterous farmwife, aunt
of Dinah Morris, who provides much of the comedy in the novel.
Mr. Poyser An industrious and responsible tenant who is
proprietor of the Hall Farm and unc