# Mrs. Warren — Mrs. Warren’s Profession character guide

> Mrs. Warren in Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mrs. Warren What, Mrs. Warren O Lord, dear Mrs. Warren, Kitty

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i

## Snapshot

Vivie's prosperous, unabashed mother, who built her fortune in brothels and defends it as the only honest way a poor woman could survive.

## Who they are

Mrs. Warren sweeps into the rectory garden as a wealthy, self-made woman whose ease with Sir George Crofts and discomfort with Vivie's respect unsettle the respectable company. She loves her daughter fiercely but cannot imagine that Vivie might judge the source of the money that educated her. Her refusal to apologize for her life forces the play's hardest question: what does a daughter owe a mother who chose the only path she could?

## Relationships

### [Vivie Warren](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/vivie_warren)

_family_

Mother and daughter have a deeply conflicted relationship, torn between maternal love and Vivie's moral condemnation of Mrs. Warren's profession.

### [Frank Gardner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/frank_gardner)

_social_

Frank is charming and familiar with Mrs. Warren, but their relationship is tinged with underlying tension due to his pursuit of her daughter.

### [Sir George Crofts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/sir_george_crofts)

_professional_

They are business partners in Mrs. Warren's brothels, with Crofts providing capital and protection, though their relationship is pragmatic and unsentimental.

### [Rev. Samuel Gardner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/rev_samuel_gardner)

_social_

They share a past connection through the village and church, but Mrs. Warren regards him with a mix of contempt and amusement.

### [Wegg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/wegg)

_professional_

Wegg is a servant in Mrs. Warren's household, handling domestic duties with little personal connection.

### [Mr. Grein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/mr_grein)

_social_

Mr. Grein is a minor acquaintance or critic connected to the theatrical world, with a brief interaction with Mrs. Warren.

### [Liz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/liz)

_family_

Liz is Mrs. Warren's sister and former business partner in the brothel trade, sharing a pragmatic bond.

### [Wegg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/wegg)

_professional_

Wegg is a servant in Mrs. Warren's household, handling domestic duties with little personal connection.

### [Vivie Warren](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mrs_warren_s_profession_se/characters/vivie_warren)

_family_

Mother and daughter have a deeply conflicted relationship, torn between maternal love and Vivie's moral condemnation of Mrs. Warren's profession.

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