The narrator of the poem is a solitary individual who finds deep comfort and pleasurable fear in dark, isolated natural settings. Drawn to the wilderness away from human civilization, he views the dim, rock-bound lake as a personal Eden. He possesses a melancholic temperament, finding more value in the frightening beauty of untouched nature than in material wealth drawn from jeweled mines.

A mysterious, unnamed individual to whom the poem is dedicated. This person is the recipient of the speaker's love. Their exact identity remains obscured by a dash in the title and the use of general possessive pronouns within the poem text.

A personified force of nature that descends upon the isolated lake. Characterized with female pronouns, she brings a murmuring wind and transforms the physical environment, awakening a sense of terror and awe in the human observer. She acts as an active, enveloping presence that alters the atmosphere of the wild setting.