Peter Schlemihl
Peter is the protagonist and the narrator of the story of his life. Being young and greedy, he exchanged his shadow for a magic purse that is always full of money. Later he regretted his choice but it was too late; he had lost his money and love with time. On his own skin, he realized that money is not the most important thing in life.
Bendel
Bendel is Peter’s friend and confidant. Even after he found out his master’s secret, he never left him and was very devoted to Peter. When Peter left him Bendel took the rest of money which was left and founded a hospital named after his ill-fated master.
Rascal
Rascal was at the head of Peter’s domestics, but he was stealing a lot of gold from his master, and when he had money enough to live on he opened up the Peter’s secret, and married afterwards Peter’s beloved.
Minna
Minna is Peter’s beloved. She loved Peter back but when it turned out that he was shadowless she obeyed her parents and married Rascal. When she became a widow, she devoted her life to charity.
The Man in the Grey
The man in grey is a person who took Peter’s shadow for the magic purse, and returned in one year to take his soul for returning his shadow. The man in grey is not called some other name, but it is obvious that it is devil himself.
Mr. Thomas John
Mr. Thomas John is a person in whose house Peter met the man in grey. Later it turned out that Mr. Thomas John had signed the contract with the man in gray.
