The Woman in Black
Chapter summaries
Arthur Kipps
o Introduced in the novel as an old man describing his younger self as arrogant.
o A young solicitor looking for a higher position in his law firm.
o A typical ghost story main character, a sceptic, a non-believer- “I never thought of myself as a fanciful man”.
o He was sent to CG to deal with the papers of Mrs Alice Drablow.
o He is a little stuck up and believes that he is above the country people- “Unsophisticated than we cosmopolitans”.
o Refuses to be phased by their “superstitions”.
o Eventually pays the price of his ignorance and loses his wife and child in a tragic accident.
The Woman in Black- Jennet Humfrye o The sister of Alice Drablow who pregnant out of wedlock. This was a huge shame to the family so they decided that Jennet would be sent to Scotland and Mr. and Mrs. Drablow would bring up her child. o Jennet was not the sort of person to follow the rules and when the child was 6 she went to EMH, planning to kidnap him back. o Whilst on his way back from a trip out with his maid, the pony and trap that they had been riding had fallen into the marshes and had been sucked up, the child, the maid and the trap driver, Keckwick’s father all dies. o Jennet blamed Alice for her child’s death. o She never forgives her sister and due to distress and anger she soon falls ill with a wasting disease that she eventually dies of. o She continues to haunt her sister’s house after her death and kills children as a result of her child being ripped away from her. o Some may see her as a victim in the novel but her pain and hurt can never justify her actions.
Mr. Samuel Dailey
o He is a “big man” with a “beefy face” and “huge raw hands”. o A local land owner. o
Arthur Kipps
o Introduced in the novel as an old man describing his younger self as arrogant.
o A young solicitor looking for a higher position in his law firm.
o A typical ghost story main character, a sceptic, a non-believer- “I never thought of myself as a fanciful man”.
o He was sent to CG to deal with the papers of Mrs Alice Drablow.
o He is a little stuck up and believes that he is above the country people- “Unsophisticated than we cosmopolitans”.
o Refuses to be phased by their “superstitions”.
o Eventually pays the price of his ignorance and loses his wife and child in a tragic accident.
The Woman in Black- Jennet Humfrye o The sister of Alice Drablow who pregnant out of wedlock. This was a huge shame to the family so they decided that Jennet would be sent to Scotland and Mr. and Mrs. Drablow would bring up her child. o Jennet was not the sort of person to follow the rules and when the child was 6 she went to EMH, planning to kidnap him back. o Whilst on his way back from a trip out with his maid, the pony and trap that they had been riding had fallen into the marshes and had been sucked up, the child, the maid and the trap driver, Keckwick’s father all dies. o Jennet blamed Alice for her child’s death. o She never forgives her sister and due to distress and anger she soon falls ill with a wasting disease that she eventually dies of. o She continues to haunt her sister’s house after her death and kills children as a result of her child being ripped away from her. o Some may see her as a victim in the novel but her pain and hurt can never justify her actions.
Mr. Samuel Dailey
o He is a “big man” with a “beefy face” and “huge raw hands”. o A local land owner. o