mary dedalus
In Portrait, Mary comes across as something of a religious and overbearing mother, but at the start of Ulysses, Stephen is wracked with guilt over her death. When Mulligan makes light of it in "Telemachus," Stephen is extremely offended. In "Circe," Stephen has an absinthe-induce dream in which Mary rises from the grave and asks him to repent. He refuses adamantly, but is horrified and rushes out of Bella Cohen's brothel. …more
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Stephen Dedalus
Stephen Dedalus is James Joyces literary alter ego, appearing as the protagonist and antihero of his first, semi-autobiographical novel of artistic existence A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and an important character in Joyces Ulysses....
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Simon Dedalus
The father of Stephen, he is described as still grieving for his wife and is also portrayed as feckless in the upbringing of his children. This point is made when his daughters are described as feeling hungry and are evidently poor, whilst he is drinking ...
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Fr. John Conmee
Conmee was the rector of Clongowes Wood College when Joyce was a student there. He then became prefect of studies at Belvedere College. In Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Stephen went to Conmee for support when he was unfairly punished by Father Do...
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Mary Dedalus
Mary Dedalus dies from cancer between the end of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the opening of Ulysses. Stephen returns home from Paris to see her. In her dying moments, she asks Stephen to pray over her and he refuses. As a result, Mary dies...