Les Miserables Characters

Jean Valjean
Imprisoned for stealing bread in order to feed his sister's children,
Valjean is a good man turned bad by circumstances. When he meets a
generous priest, he begins to turn his life around, becoming a
successful businessman and later taking in the lost child Cosette.
However, his past threatens to follow him into his brighter present,
and he has to go into hiding once more. He is also referred to as
Monsieur Madeleine. Valjean is intelligent and resourceful, and
notable for his incredible physical strength.
 Fantine
A young and beautiful woman from an impoverished
background, Fantine is impregnated and abandoned by the man
she loves. In order to support her daughter Cosette, she takes
up a number of low paying manual jobs, and finally resorts to
prostitution. She dies from consumption, but not before
securing a better future for her daughter.
 Cosette
The daughter of Fantine, Cosette is abandoned by her father
shortly after her birth. In order to earn money, Fantine was
forced to leave her daughter with the Thénardier family, who
use her as a servant and a means to extort money from her
mother. Valjean rescues her and raises her as his daughter. A
gentle and pure young woman, she falls in love with Marius.
 Javert
A narrow-minded police officer, Javert is completed focused on
upholding the law and punishing every kind of criminal activity.
He does not believe that one can reform oneself from a criminal
background, and he pursues Valjean relentlessly, waiting for him
to take a misstep. Javert is completely without mercy, but this
harshness stems from his own past: he was born in a prison.
 Marius Pontmercy
The son of a war hero and grandson of an eccentric
member of nobility, Marius is an intelligent and
idealistic young man. He falls in love with Cosette and
fights on the barricades.
 Bishop Myriel
Despite a tragic past (the French Revolution ruined his
family, and his wife died young), Myriel is a generous
and kindhearted man of God. He is famed for his good
deeds throughout the area of Digne. Myriel is the one
who restores Valjean's faith in humanity.
 Madame Thénardier
A nasty and selfish woman, she is the wife of Monsieur
Thénardier and the mother of Azelma and Éponine.
She and her husband take in Cosette, charging her
mother a great deal of money and forcing the little girl
to perform a number of chores.
 Monsieur Thénardier
A greedy and selfish man, he works in a variety of jobs, including
tavern owner. He claims to have fought in the 1815 campaign.
He is the husband of Madame Thénardier and the father of
Azelma and Éponine. He and his wife take in Cosette, charging
her mother a great deal of money and forcing the little girl to
perform a number of chores.
 Éponine Thénardier
The eldest daughter of the Thénardiers, Éponine
enjoys a pampered childhood but an impoverished
adolescence. Her parents teach her to steal and cheat,
but she is redeemed by her deep love for Marius.
 Azelma Thénardier
The youngest daughter of the Thénardier family.
She adores her sister, Éponine.