# Johanna — Ghosts character guide

> Johanna in Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor Johanna

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i

## Who they are

Deceased maid who had an affair with Captain Alving and bore Regina.

## Relationships

### [Pastor Manders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghosts_se/characters/pastor_manders)

_professional_

Johanna was a maid in the Alving household who had a brief affair with Pastor Manders, leading to her dismissal and later marriage to Jacob Engstrand.

### [Mrs. Alving](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghosts_se/characters/mrs_alving)

_professional_

Johanna was Mrs. Alving's maid, and their relationship was strained by the secret that Johanna's daughter Regina was fathered by Captain Alving.

### [Regina Engstrand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghosts_se/characters/regina_engstrand)

_family_

Johanna is Regina's biological mother, but she was forced to give her up and marry Jacob Engstrand to cover up the affair with Captain Alving.

### [Jacob Engstrand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ghosts_se/characters/jacob_engstrand)

_family_

Jacob Engstrand married Johanna for a financial settlement, and their relationship was one of convenience and mutual resentment.

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