# The Judge's Wife — Darkwater character guide

> The Judge's Wife in Darkwater by W. E. B. Du Bois.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The judge ’s wife, the judge ’s wife

**First appearance:** 0012-v-the-servant-in-the-house

## Who they are

A minor character representing Southern white womanhood in a courtroom scene.

## In the story

### [The Princess of the Hither Isles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/the-princess-of-the-hither-isles)

The twisted woman called Pain, part of the beggar's retinue.

### [Jesus Christ in Texas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/darkwater_se/chapters/jesus-christ-in-texas)

A nervous, careworn woman who initially offers bread to the stranger but recoils in terror upon seeing his dark face, leading to a tragic encounter with the convict.

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