Character Relationship Map: Maurice

Characters

• Maurice Hall (played by James Wilby) — protagonist
• Clive Durham (played by Hugh Grant) — protagonist
• Alec Scudder (played by Rupert Graves) — supporting
• Dr. Barry (played by Denholm Elliott) — supporting
• Risley (played by Mark Tandy) — supporting
• Lasker-Jones (played by Ben Kingsley) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Maurice Hall → Lasker-Jones (Professional Patient)

  Maurice turns to Lasker-Jones, who attempts to cure his homosexual longings through hypnosis.

• Maurice Hall → Dr. Barry (Professional Patient)

  Maurice seeks help from his family physician, Dr. Barry, about his doubts and desires.

• Maurice Hall → Alec Scudder (Romantic Lover)

  Alec enters Maurice's bedroom, kisses him, and spends the night with him; they later spend another night together in a hotel.

• Maurice Hall → Clive Durham (Romantic Lover)

  Clive confesses his feelings to Maurice, and the two begin a secret love affair at Cambridge.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Clive Durham → Alec Scudder (Unknown Social Contrast)

  Clive remains at Pendersleigh in domestic respectability, while Alec works there as an under-gamekeeper and chooses to stay with Maurice.

• Clive Durham → Risley (Social University Associate)

  Risley and Clive are both identified as Maurice's fellow students at Cambridge.

• Maurice Hall → Risley (Social Friend)

  At Cambridge, Maurice becomes friends with Risley, who is one of his two fellow students.

Story Analysis

A repressed young man moves from fear and social conformity toward openly chosen love.

Plot Progression

1. Cambridge Awakening
2. Fear And Conformity
3. The Failed Cure
4. Alec's Pursuit
5. A Chosen Future