The Last of the Mohicans:Characters

History Through Film

Mr. Clark

NATHANIEL (Hawkeye)

NATHANIEL (Hawkeye)

• white American colonist & trapper•Adopted by Mohican tribe•“brother” to Uncas•“son” of Chingachgook•Refuses to serve in colonial militia•Saves Cora, Alica and Duncan

Chingachgook

•Mohican Indian•Father of Uncas•“father” of Hawkeye•Does not speak English•Saves Cora, Alice and Duncan

Uncas

•Mohican Indian•Son of Chingackgook•“brother” to Hawkeye•Saves Cora, Alice and Duncan

Cora Munro

• sister of Alice Munro •Daughter of Col. Edward Munro•Refuses marriage proposal by Maj. Heyward•Travelling to visit father at Fort William Henry•Almost killed by Magua•Saved by Nathaniel, Chingachgook, and Uncas

Alice Munro

•Younger sister of Cora Munro•Daughter of Col. Edward Munro•Travelling to visit father at Fort William Henry•Saved by Nathaniel, Chingachgook, and Uncas

Cora and Alice Munro

Major Duncan Heyward

• officer in British army•Assigned to Fort William Henry•In love with Cora Munro•Proposes marriage to Cora Munro (rejected)•Escorting Cora & Alice Munro to their father (Col. Munro)

Director MICHAEL DUNCANMANN NATHANIEL

Director Michael Mann

Major Duncan Heyward

Hawkeye

Magua• Mohican scout (?)•Escorting English unit to Fort William Henry•Leads ambush of English unit•Tries to kill Cora Munro (?)

Col. Edward Munro

• officer in English army•commander of Fort William Henry•Father of Cora & Alice Munro

Gen. Marquis de Montcalm

• officer in French army•Command of French unit that has surrounded Fort William Henry