# Randall Utterword — Heartbreak House character guide

> Randall Utterword in Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Randall, Randall Only nerves, Randall Angrily, Randall Rising, Randall Hastings, Hastings, Randall Dynamite, Randall Ariad, Mr. Randall, Sir Hastings Utterword, Hastings Utterword

**First appearance:** 0033-heartbreak-house

## Snapshot

Lady Utterword's brother-in-law and hopelessly devoted admirer, a bundle of nerves and dandyish pride forever orbiting a woman who barely notices him.

## Who they are

Randall Utterword trails after his brother's wife with an infatuation that is part romance, part humiliation, and entirely public. He is all injured dignity and explosive temper, a man whose devotion curdles into sulks and scenes whenever he is overlooked. His restless pursuit of Lady Utterword threads through the house's emotional crossfire, exposing how love in this world becomes another form of idle self-torment.

## Relationships

### [Ellie Dunn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heartbreak_house_se/characters/ellie_dunn)

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Ellie finds Randall to be a silly, posturing man, and their interactions are marked by mild flirtation and mutual incomprehension.

### [Hesione Hushabye](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heartbreak_house_se/characters/hesione_hushabye)

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Hesione teases and dismisses Randall as a foolish admirer of her sister, treating him with playful contempt.

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