# Stephen Undershaft — Major Barbara character guide

> Stephen Undershaft in Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Stephen, Stephen Troubled

**First appearance:** 0009-major-barbara

## Who they are

The conventional son and heir who recoils from the family trade — at Harrow they called him the Woolwich Infant — yet has no income of his own.

## Relationships

### [Adolphus Cusins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/major_barbara_se/characters/adolphus_cusins)

_social_

Adolphus Cusins and Stephen Undershaft are polite acquaintances from different social spheres, with Cusins often intellectually challenging Stephen's conventional views.

### [Andrew Undershaft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/major_barbara_se/characters/andrew_undershaft)

_family_

Andrew Undershaft is Stephen's father, and their relationship is cold and distant, with Andrew dismissing Stephen's conventional morality and lack of ambition.

### [Sarah Undershaft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/major_barbara_se/characters/sarah_undershaft)

_family_

Sarah Undershaft is Stephen's sister, and their relationship is one of sibling familiarity, with Sarah often amused by Stephen's seriousness.

### [Andrew Undershaft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/major_barbara_se/characters/andrew_undershaft)

_family_

Andrew Undershaft is Stephen's father, and their relationship is cold and distant, with Andrew dismissing Stephen's conventional morality and lack of ambition.

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