# Matilda — Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark character guide

> Matilda in Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark by Mary Wollstonecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the unfortunate Matilda, Poor Matilda, Matilda

**First appearance:** 0019-letter-xviii-copenhagen

## Who they are

A tragic figure whose story of imprisonment and sorrow is recounted by the narrator.

## In the story

### [Letter XVIII: Copenhagen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/letters_written_during_a_short_residence_in_swed_se/chapters/letter-xviii-copenhagen)

The unfortunate Queen Matilda, defended by Wollstonecraft against accusations of licentiousness and poor motherhood.

### [Letter XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/letters_written_during_a_short_residence_in_swed_se/chapters/letter-xix)

Referenced as 'poor Matilda' who offended rigid Lutherans by trying to refine pleasures.

### [Letter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/letters_written_during_a_short_residence_in_swed_se/chapters/letter-xx)

Referenced in connection with the English-style gardens at Hirsholm, which she wished to multiply.

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