# Mr. Bloomfield — Agnes Grey character guide

> Mr. Bloomfield in Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Bloomfield, Master Tom Bloomfield, Tom, Master Tom, Master Bloomfield

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-first-lessons-in-the-art-of-instruction

## Snapshot

Agnes's first employer, a father whose children run wild and whose household blames the governess for faults he never bothers to correct himself.

## Who they are

Mr. Bloomfield presides over Wellwood House, where his children interrupt guests, rifle pockets, and know no shame, while his wife expects Agnes to impose order that neither parent supplies. He is less a tyrant than an absence, a father whose neglect lets Tom and Mary Ann become the trial that defines Agnes's first post. When the Bloomfields dismiss her for the children's want of improvement, the injustice sharpens her resolve and sets the pattern of blame she will meet again.

## Relationships

### [Mary Ann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mary_ann)

_family_

Mary Ann is the young, unruly daughter of Mr. Bloomfield, who neglects and harshly disciplines his children.

### [Agnes Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/agnes_grey)

_professional_

Mr. Bloomfield is Agnes's first employer, a coarse, ill-tempered man who undermines her authority as governess.

### [Mr. Robson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_robson)

_friendship_

Mr. Bloomfield and Mr. Robson are coarse, drinking companions who share a love of hunting and a cruel, vulgar outlook.

### [Mrs. Bloomfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mrs_bloomfield)

_family_

Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield are a married couple, with the husband domineering and abusive, and the wife submissive and ineffective.

### [Mary Ann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mary_ann)

_family_

Mary Ann is the young, unruly daughter of Mr. Bloomfield, who neglects and harshly disciplines his children.

### [Agnes Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/agnes_grey)

_professional_

Mr. Bloomfield is Agnes's first employer, a coarse, ill-tempered man who undermines her authority as governess.

### [Mary Ann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mary_ann)

_family_

Mary Ann is the young, unruly daughter of Mr. Bloomfield, who neglects and harshly disciplines his children.

### [Mr. Robson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_robson)

_friendship_

Mr. Bloomfield and Mr. Robson are coarse, drinking companions who share a love of hunting and a cruel, vulgar outlook.

### [Mr. Robson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/characters/mr_robson)

_friendship_

Mr. Bloomfield and Mr. Robson are coarse, drinking companions who share a love of hunting and a cruel, vulgar outlook.

## In the story

### [First Lessons in the Art of Instruction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/chapters/ii-first-lessons-in-the-art-of-instruction)

Tom Bloomfield, the seven-year-old son, is cruel to animals and domineering, contradicting his mother's praise.

### [A Few More Lessons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/chapters/iii-a-few-more-lessons)

Critical and condescending toward Agnes, he scolds her publicly for the children's messy appearance and complains about the food at meals.

### [A Few More Lessons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/chapters/iii-a-few-more-lessons)

Tom, the eldest pupil, is averse to mental exertion but not without abilities; he leads Agnes into dirty and dismal play areas.

### [IV: The Grandmamma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/chapters/iv-the-grandmamma)

Father of the children; criticizes Agnes for allowing the children to grind eggshells on the carpet and frequently checks on the schoolroom.

### [The Uncle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agnes_grey_se/chapters/v-the-uncle)

Tom Bloomfield, the eldest pupil, who delights in tormenting birds and is taught by Uncle Robson to drink and be cruel.

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