# Bessie — Gladiator character guide

> Bessie in Gladiator by Philip Wylie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the lost Bessie

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Who they are

A young woman from Hugo's hometown who he briefly courts.

## Relationships

### [Hugo Danner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gladiator_se/characters/hugo_danner)

_family_

Bessie is Hugo's sister, sharing a familial bond that is strained by his extraordinary nature and her normal life.

### [Hugo Danner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gladiator_se/characters/hugo_danner)

_family_

Bessie is Hugo's sister, sharing a familial bond that is strained by his extraordinary nature and her normal life.

### [Hugo Danner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gladiator_se/characters/hugo_danner)

_family_

Bessie is Hugo's sister, sharing a familial bond that is strained by his extraordinary nature and her normal life.

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