# Aunt Agatha — Jeeves Stories character guide > Aunt Agatha in Jeeves Stories by P. G. Wodehouse. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Agatha, my Aunt Agatha **First appearance:** 0001-jeeves-stories ## Snapshot Bertie's terrifying aunt, a beaky-nosed force of nature whose summons and schemes to reform her nephew strike dread into his heart. ## Who they are Five-foot-nine of eagle eye and grey hair, Aunt Agatha can reduce Bertie to jelly with a single glance and has done so since his childhood. She regards him as a feckless wastrel in need of molding and marriage, and her letters arrive like thunderbolts, dispatching him to French resorts and country houses against his will. Her relentless matchmaking and disapproval provide the engine for many of Bertie's most reluctant adventures. ## Relationships ### [Bertie Wooster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/bertie_wooster) _family_ Aunt Agatha is Bertie's domineering and disapproving aunt who constantly tries to control his life and force him into a respectable marriage. ### [Jeeves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/jeeves) _professional_ Aunt Agatha respects Jeeves's competence but often clashes with him as he subtly undermines her plans for Bertie, viewing him as an obstacle. ### [Sir Roderick Glossop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/sir_roderick_glossop) _social_ Aunt Agatha and Sir Roderick are allies in their attempts to reform Bertie, sharing a mutual disapproval of his frivolous lifestyle. ### [Rocky Todd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/rocky_todd) _family_ Rocky Todd is Aunt Agatha's nephew (and Bertie's cousin), a poet whom she tries to force into a more conventional and profitable lifestyle. ### [Bertie Wooster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/bertie_wooster) _family_ Aunt Agatha is Bertie's domineering and disapproving aunt who constantly tries to control his life and force him into a respectable marriage. ### [Sir Roderick Glossop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/sir_roderick_glossop) _social_ Aunt Agatha and Sir Roderick are allies in their attempts to reform Bertie, sharing a mutual disapproval of his frivolous lifestyle. ### [Jeeves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/jeeves) _professional_ Aunt Agatha respects Jeeves's competence but often clashes with him as he subtly undermines her plans for Bertie, viewing him as an obstacle. ### [Jeeves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/jeeves) _professional_ Aunt Agatha respects Jeeves's competence but often clashes with him as he subtly undermines her plans for Bertie, viewing him as an obstacle. ### [Rocky Todd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/rocky_todd) _family_ Rocky Todd is Aunt Agatha's nephew (and Bertie's cousin), a poet whom she tries to force into a more conventional and profitable lifestyle. ### [Rocky Todd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/rocky_todd) _family_ Rocky Todd is Aunt Agatha's nephew (and Bertie's cousin), a poet whom she tries to force into a more conventional and profitable lifestyle. ### [Bertie Wooster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/bertie_wooster) _family_ Aunt Agatha is Bertie's domineering and disapproving aunt who constantly tries to control his life and force him into a respectable marriage. ## In the story ### [Extricating Young Gussie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/extricating-young-gussie) Bertie's domineering aunt who forces him to go to America to stop Gussie from disgracing the family. ### [Jeeves Takes Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/jeeves-takes-charge) Mentioned as calling Jeeves Bertie's 'keeper'; not directly present in the chapter. ### [Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/jeeves-and-the-unbidden-guest) Bertie's aunt, mentioned as a friend of Lady Malvern; Bertie fears her judgment. ### [Aunt Agatha Makes a Bloomer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/aunt-agatha-makes-a-bloomer) Bertie's formidable aunt; summons him to Roville to meet Miss Hemmingway; loses her pearls and is humiliated when Bertie reveals the Hemmingways are thieves. ### [Scoring Off Jeeves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/scoring-off-jeeves) Lunches with Bertie and presses him to marry Honoria Glossop, despite her previous mistake at Roville. ### [Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/sir-roderick-comes-to-lunch) Bertie's aunt, who supports Honoria's demand and informs Bertie of Sir Roderick's concerns about his sanity. ### [Jeeves and the Chump Cyril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/jeeves-and-the-chump-cyril) Bertie's aunt, who sends Cyril with a letter of introduction and expects Bertie to protect him. ### [The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/the-delayed-exit-of-claude-and-eustace) Forces Bertie to host Claude and Eustace and arranges their passage to South Africa. ### [Without the Option](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/without-the-option) Phones repeatedly after reading about Bertie's court appearance, prompting his escape to Cambridge. ### [The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/the-inferiority-complex-of-old-sippy) Mentioned as an example of someone who gives Bertie an inferiority complex and once appeared foolish in a hotel incident. ### [Jeeves and the Impending Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/jeeves-and-the-impending-doom) Bertie's domineering aunt, who invited him to impress Mr. Filmer and secure him a secretary position. ### [Jeeves and the Yuletide Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/chapters/jeeves-and-the-yuletide-spirit) Bertie's aunt; telephones to warn him about Sir Roderick Glossop's presence at Skeldings and to demand good behavior. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters/aunt_agatha - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jeeves_stories_se/characters