# Mrs. Corrie — Honeycomb character guide

> Mrs. Corrie in Honeycomb by Dorothy M. Richardson.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Corrie

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

Trailing through rooms in amber satin like a nun, Mrs. Corrie coaxes Miriam downstairs to the fun while hiding a sketchbook that haunts her governess's imagination.

## Who they are

Mrs. Corrie presides over the Corrie household with a plaintive warmth, urging Miriam to abandon her lonely room and join the revelry below. Her little sketchbook lingers in Miriam's mind as evidence of a life she might have — a private creative self — and her casual kindness, 'Let the poor thing rest when she can,' sits oddly beside her insistence that Miriam come down and see the fun. She is the household's soft pressure, the force that pulls Miriam out of solitude and into the complicated social world of Newlands.

## Relationships

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/miriam)

_psychological_

Miriam is deeply obsessed with Mrs. Corrie, viewing her as a maternal figure and object of fixation, while Mrs. Corrie remains aloof and manipulative.

### [Mr. Staple-Craven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/mr_staple_craven)

_professional_

Mr. Staple-Craven is a colleague or business associate of Mrs. Corrie, with a formal and somewhat adversarial dynamic.

### [Joey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/joey)

_psychological_

Joey is drawn into Mrs. Corrie's orbit as a pawn in her manipulations, feeling both attraction and resentment.

### [Wiggerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/wiggerson)

_rivalry_

Mrs. Corrie and Wiggerson are locked in a quiet power struggle, each trying to undermine the other's influence.

### [Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/eve)

_social_

Eve is a social acquaintance of Mrs. Corrie, maintaining polite distance due to Mrs. Corrie's intimidating nature.

### [Sybil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/sybil)

_psychological_

Mrs. Corrie manipulates Sybil as a tool in her schemes, fostering dependency and fear.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/miriam)

_psychological_

Miriam is deeply obsessed with Mrs. Corrie, viewing her as a maternal figure and object of fixation, while Mrs. Corrie remains aloof and manipulative.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/miriam)

_psychological_

Miriam is deeply obsessed with Mrs. Corrie, viewing her as a maternal figure and object of fixation, while Mrs. Corrie remains aloof and manipulative.

### [Mr. Staple-Craven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/mr_staple_craven)

_professional_

Mr. Staple-Craven is a colleague or business associate of Mrs. Corrie, with a formal and somewhat adversarial dynamic.

### [Mr. Staple-Craven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/mr_staple_craven)

_professional_

Mr. Staple-Craven is a colleague or business associate of Mrs. Corrie, with a formal and somewhat adversarial dynamic.

### [Wiggerson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/wiggerson)

_rivalry_

Mrs. Corrie and Wiggerson are locked in a quiet power struggle, each trying to undermine the other's influence.

### [Sybil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/characters/sybil)

_psychological_

Mrs. Corrie manipulates Sybil as a tool in her schemes, fostering dependency and fear.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/i)

Welcomes Miriam warmly, discusses the children and the psychic Mélie, and shows a playful yet demanding personality.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/ii)

Mrs. Corrie leads the chaotic family sing-along, forcing the children to dance and sing with little regard for musicality.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/iii)

Sings about stars and money; teases Miriam about marriage; shows a sad, white face while listening to music; manages the household with laughter and phrases.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/iv)

Appears in the schoolroom, caressing the children, and is described as 'dead and drowned' during Mrs. Kronen's singing.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/v)

Excited about the hat shopping trip and tea at Mrs. Kronen's; dismissive of theatre and marriage, advising Miriam to wait for a wealthy husband.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/vii)

Decides to spend hat money on sketching lessons for the household, showing her influence over Miriam's activities.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/viii)

Preoccupied with a horrible secret she refuses to share with Miriam; gives Miriam a cabinet photograph and instructs Kate to let Miriam rest.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/honeycomb_se/chapters/ix)

Pressures Miriam to join the weekend party, appearing as a 'nun in amber satin' and giving her lilies of the valley.

## Links

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