# Sir William Bradshaw — Mrs Dalloway character guide

> Sir William Bradshaw in Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** William, Bradshaw, Sir William Bradshaw

**First appearance:** 0000-mrs-dalloway

## Who they are

A celebrated Harley Street psychiatrist whose serene authority and worship of proportion conceal a will to power over the souls in his care.

## Relationships

### [Lucrezia Warren Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/lucrezia_warren_smith)

_professional_

Doctor-patient relationship where Sir William's cold authority intimidates and oppresses Lucrezia.

### [Septimus Warren Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/septimus_warren_smith)

_psychological_

Oppressive doctor-patient dynamic where Sir William embodies the crushing authority Septimus fears.

### [Lucrezia Warren Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/lucrezia_warren_smith)

_professional_

Doctor-patient relationship where Sir William's cold authority intimidates and oppresses Lucrezia.

### [Septimus Warren Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/characters/septimus_warren_smith)

_psychological_

Oppressive doctor-patient dynamic where Sir William embodies the crushing authority Septimus fears.

## In the story

### [Mrs. Dalloway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_dalloway_se/chapters/mrs-dalloway)

Attends Clarissa's party; discusses a Bill and shell shock; brings news of a young man's suicide.

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