Mrs Ramsay is a character in The Lighthouse. She and her husband have eight children, of which four are sons and four are daughters. Here are the names of Mrs Ramsay’s children:

Mrs Ramsay’s daughters’ names:

1. Prue Ramsay
2. Nancy Ramsay
3. Rose Ramsay
4. Cam Ramsay

Mrs Ramsay’s sons’ names:

1. Andrew Ramsay
2. Jasper Ramsay
3. Roger Ramsay
4. James Ramsay

Question: Are there more names for the Ramsay sons?

Answer: Yes. Mr. Ramsay’s former friend, William Bankes, has given nicknames to four of the Ramsay children.

Andrew Ramsay is nicknamed Andrew the Just.

James Ramsay is James the Ruthless.

Prue Ramsay is Prue the Fair.

Cam Ramsay is Cam the Wicked.

(Woolf, p. 22)

Question: What are the special traits of each of the Ramsay children?

Answer: James is delightful (Woolf, p. 49).

Cam is also attributed as being delightful (Woolf, p. 49).

Prue is beautiful (Woolf, p. 49).

Andrew is gifted in Maths (Woolf, p. 49).

Roger and Nancy love the country (Woolf, p. 49).

Rose is creative with her hands (Woolf, p. 50)

Jasper is good at hunting birds (Woolf, p. 50)