# The Man of Wrath — Elizabeth and Her German Garden character guide

> The Man of Wrath in Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Man, The Man of Wrath, Wrath

**First appearance:** 0000-may-7th

## Who they are

Elizabeth's husband, nicknamed for his thunderous pronouncements, he delivers blunt verdicts on guests and human nature while quietly proving he understands his wife better than she admits.

## In the story

### [May 7th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/may-7th)

Referred to as 'my other half,' he is indulgent and consented to live in the country, but is mentioned only in passing.

### [May 14th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/may-14th)

Mentioned as being on a journey; the narrator hopes to surprise him with the captured baby owls.

### [May 15th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/may-15th)

Criticizes the narrator's cruelty toward the mother owl, showing a stern moral stance.

### [May 16th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/may-16th)

Indirectly referenced as the husband who brought Elizabeth to the country at her own request.

### [June 3rd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/june-3rd)

Mentioned indirectly as the husband who is not present in the chapter's events.

### [July 11th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/july-11th)

Mentioned indirectly as the husband; the narrator notes that visitors have left except one, implying his absence or presence.

### [September 15th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/september-15th)

Mentioned as shooting partridges across the distant stubble.

### [November 11th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/november-11th)

Referenced as Elizabeth's father, who called her 'Noch ein dummes Frauenzimmer' at birth.

### [November 20th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/november-20th)

Engages in a provocative discussion about wife-beating as a means of silencing women, and later embraces Elizabeth affectionately.

### [December 7th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/december-7th)

Mentioned as enjoying a vituperative farewell sermon; uses the library as neutral ground in the evenings.

### [December 22nd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/december-22nd)

Elizabeth's husband, who offers sardonic commentary on Minora and reminds Elizabeth that gardening is her pleasure, not her duty.

### [January 1st](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/january-1st)

Delivers a lengthy speech denigrating nurses and women's intellect, advocates for women to study cookery and dress. Coldly leaves when Minora tries to engage him playfully.

### [January 15th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/january-15th)

Persists in holding his glass in his left hand to avoid appearing improved by marriage.

### [January 28th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/january-28th)

Mentioned as the intended recipient of Elizabeth's portrait.

### [April 18th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elizabeth_and_her_german_garden_se/chapters/april-18th)

Teases Elizabeth about her eccentric spending on manure and calls her eccentric.

## Links

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