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Griet: she is a sixteen-year-old who becomes a maid after her family becomes sort on money. She works at the Vermeer household and becomes know as the " Girl with a Pearl Earring"

Catharina Vermeer: She is married to the  master. She does not like Griet. She is very rude and  disrespectful towards Griet.
Maria Thins: The mother of Catharina and she is the one who forces her son-in-law to paint faster.
Maertge: The eldest daughter in the Vermeer family. Maertge likes Griet unlike her mother and younger sister.
Cornelia: One of the youngest daughter.  She doesn't like Griet and purposely gets her in trouble.
Tanneke: Is also a maid at the Vermeer household. Depending on how Tanneke feels she may be nice or mean to Griet. 
Pieter the younger: Is the son of Pieter the elder who is a butcher. He marries Griet and they have two sons together.

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