There are many characters in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. The following are the names and identities of a few of the main characters: 1. Jia Baoyu: Jia Baoyu is the protagonist of Dream of the Red Chamber. He was born into an aristocratic family and was talented. His emotions were complicated. He grew up in the Rong Mansion and experienced the decline of the family, the death of his father, and the misfortune of his sister Lin Daiyu being forced to marry out of the city. 2. Lin Daiyu: Lin Daiyu is Jia Baoyu's cousin. She comes from a prestigious family. She is beautiful, intelligent, and sincere. She grew up in the Rong Mansion and supported Jia Baoyu but eventually died of emotional entanglement. 3. Xue Baochai: Xue Baochai is Jia Baoyu's cousin. She comes from a prestigious family, dignified, decent, smart, and intelligent. She grew up in the Rong Mansion and was estranged from Jia Baoyu, but in the end, she got together with Jia Baoyu because of emotional entanglements. 4. Wang Xifeng: Wang Xifeng was the eldest daughter of the Jia family. She was born into an aristocratic family and was smart and good at handling affairs. She grew up in the Rong Mansion and had once helped Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu resolve their conflict, but in the end, she was demoted to a commoner because of the decline of the Jia family. 5 Shi Xiangyun: Shi Xiangyun was the second daughter of the Jia family. She was born in an aristocratic family and had a wide range of hobbies. She grew up in the Rong Mansion and had a good relationship with Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. However, she eventually left the Rong Mansion because of the decline of her family.