Interview With The Vampire - Cast Of Characters

Here is a list of the main characters in Interview With The Vampire, along with a brief profile of each one.

Paul

Paul is Louis' brother and is barking mad. Although he kills himself early in the story, Louis blames himself and is affected deeply by his death.

Lestat

Lestat is cold, cruel and quite distant. He is the one who transformed Louis and Claudia into vampires. He turns out to be a disppointment for Louis.

Louis

Louis is sensitive and actually loathes killing humans. He believes himself to be evild and develops a certain amount of self hatred. He loves Claudia.

Claudia

Transformed into a vampire by Louis and Lestat at the age of five, Claudia subsequently leads a life of dissatisfaction. She resents the fact that she is trapped forever in a five year old's body and loves and gates Louis in equal amounts because of this.

Santiago

Santiago is distrustful and mocking. He doesn't trust Louis and Claudia as, being unknown, they represent a risk to him and his fellow vampires. The fact that Claudia was made a vampire when so young causes great concern and increases Santiago's suspicions. Though younger than Louis, at their initial meeting Santiago proved to be much more powerful than Louis. Later in teh story, Louis redresses the balance..

Armand

The natural, yet unspoken, "leader" of the Parisienne vampire group, Armand is immensely powerful. He is able to control those less powerful. He wants Louis, and Louis falls in love with him. This causes some friction between Louis and Claudia, and Claudia believes that Armand wants her dead.