# Mother — New Hampshire character guide

> Mother in New Hampshire by Robert Frost.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-wild-grapes

## Who they are

A maternal figure appearing in several poems.

## Relationships

### [Clara Robinson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/characters/clara_robinson)

_family_

Clara Robinson has a close, likely daughter-mother bond with Mother, involving care and domestic life.

### [Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/characters/morgan)

_family_

Morgan and Mother are likely parent and child, with Morgan depending on or caring for Mother.

### [Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/characters/morgan)

_family_

Morgan and Mother are likely parent and child, with Morgan depending on or caring for Mother.

## In the story

### [Maple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/chapters/maple)

Maple's mother, who named her 'Maple' as she passed away, leaving a legacy of meaning.

### [Two Witches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/chapters/two-witches)

The narrator of 'The Witch of Coös,' who recounts the story of the bones coming up from the cellar and her husband Toffile's involvement in a murder.

### [I: The Witch of Coös](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/chapters/i-the-witch-of-co-s)

The narrator and protagonist of the story; she recounts the haunting and confesses the secret of the bones.

### [Grace Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/chapters/grace-notes)

Implied in 'The Runaway' as the mother of the colt, who might not be able to reassure it about the weather.

### [The Kitchen Chimney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/new_hampshire_se/chapters/the-kitchen-chimney)

The speaker addresses the builder, but the voice is reminiscent of a domestic authority, possibly a mother figure, insisting on proper construction.

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