Daughter's Love
Characters in Daughter's Love
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Margaret Roper
The highly educated, brilliant eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, who acts as his intellectual confidante, smuggles his letters from prison, and preserves his legacy.
Sir Thomas More
The famous English humanist, Lord Chancellor, and martyr who opposes Henry VIII's break from Rome and shares a deep, complex bond with his daughter Margaret.
Antagonists
King Henry VIII
The formidable King of England whose desire for an annulment and supreme authority over the English Church drives the political and religious conflict that tears the More family apart.
Supporting characters
William Roper
Margaret's husband and Thomas More's son-in-law, whose relationship with Margaret suffers strain due to her absolute devotion to her father.
Erasmus of Rotterdam
The renowned European humanist scholar and close friend of Thomas More who highly praises Margaret's exceptional intellectual talents.