# Proserpine Garnett — Candida character guide

> Proserpine Garnett in Candida by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Miss Proserpine Garnett, Miss Garnett, Prossy, Pross

**First appearance:** 0001-act-i

## Snapshot

Morell's sharp-tongued typist, efficient at the machine and quietly devoted to her employer in a way she would never admit aloud.

## Who they are

Prossy keeps the parson's pamphlets, letters, and schedule in order from her little table by the window, her loyalty to Morell edged with a private, unspoken feeling. Her brisk manner and occasional sarcasm guard a position that leaves her watching the household's emotional weather from the margins. She matters as the play's quiet counterweight: someone who serves a man's cause without being dazzled by his sermons.

## Relationships

### [James Mavor Morell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/james_mavor_morell)

_professional_

Proserpine is James's secretary, and their relationship is strictly professional, though she is privately critical of his naivety.

### [Mr. Burgess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/mr_burgess)

_social_

Mr. Burgess and Proserpine interact as acquaintances, with Burgess trying to charm her for his own business or social ends.

### [Candida Morell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/candida_morell)

_friendship_

Candida and Proserpine share a friendly, informal rapport, with Proserpine often confiding in Candida about household matters.

### [Alexander Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/alexander_mill)

_friendship_

Alexander and Proserpine have a light, friendly camaraderie, often exchanging banter in the Morell household.

### [Eugene Marchbanks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/eugene_marchbanks)

_social_

Eugene and Proserpine have minimal direct interaction, with Proserpine viewing him as an eccentric and somewhat annoying presence.

### [Maria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/maria)

_social_

Maria and Proserpine are both female staff in the Morell household, sharing a polite but distant working acquaintance.

### [Mr. Burgess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/mr_burgess)

_social_

Mr. Burgess and Proserpine interact as acquaintances, with Burgess trying to charm her for his own business or social ends.

### [Candida Morell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/candida_morell)

_friendship_

Candida and Proserpine share a friendly, informal rapport, with Proserpine often confiding in Candida about household matters.

### [James Mavor Morell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/james_mavor_morell)

_professional_

Proserpine is James's secretary, and their relationship is strictly professional, though she is privately critical of his naivety.

### [James Mavor Morell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/james_mavor_morell)

_professional_

Proserpine is James's secretary, and their relationship is strictly professional, though she is privately critical of his naivety.

### [Alexander Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/alexander_mill)

_friendship_

Alexander and Proserpine have a light, friendly camaraderie, often exchanging banter in the Morell household.

### [Eugene Marchbanks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/eugene_marchbanks)

_social_

Eugene and Proserpine have minimal direct interaction, with Proserpine viewing him as an eccentric and somewhat annoying presence.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candida_se/characters/proserpine_garnett
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