# Mrs. Wragge — No Name character guide > Mrs. Wragge in No Name by Wilkie Collins. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** the impenetrable Wragge, poor Mrs. Wragge, Matilda **First appearance:** 0026-i ## Snapshot Captain Wragge's muddled, obedient wife, drilled into playing 'Mrs. Bygrave' while remaining blissfully ignorant of the deception she serves. ## Who they are Matilda Wragge is a simple, drowsy woman whose husband rehearses her in false names and false relations as if she were a piece of stage furniture. Her confusion is comic, but it also measures the moral squalor of the Captain's schemes: she is coached to call herself Julia Bygrave and to forget she was ever anyone else. Her helplessness and her occasional flashes of tenderness toward Magdalen make her both a tool of the plot and one of its quietest victims. ## In the story ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/ii) Reveals her confusion and distress over cooking instructions, her past at Darch's Dining-rooms, and her marriage to Captain Wragge. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/iii) Anxious about Magdalen's belongings; pleads with the captain; cries when denied shopping; comforted by Magdalen. ### [Between the Scenes: Chronicle of Events: Preserved in Captain Wragge's Dispatch-Box](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/between-the-scenes-chronicle-of-events-preserved-in-captain-wragge-s-dispatch-box) Accompanies Magdalen to London; described as too foolish to be actively useful but passively valuable for keeping connection with Magdalen. ### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/i) Preceded Wragge to Ruswarp with Miss Vanstone; mentioned as part of the household. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/ix) Accompanies Magdalen to London, described as imbecilic and a potential risk to secrecy. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/i) Accompanies Magdalen, occupies herself with shopping circulars, and is put to bed early by Magdalen. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/ii) Sent out on a shopping expedition by Magdalen to secure her absence from the house. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/iv) Frightened by the sight of Magdalen in disguise, mistakes her for a ghost and drops her parcels. ### [Between the Scenes: Progress of the Story Through the Post](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/between-the-scenes-progress-of-the-story-through-the-post) Writes a panicked letter to Captain Wragge about Magdalen's collapse after a dreadful letter. ### [From Captain Wragge to Magdalen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/ii-from-captain-wragge-to-magdalen) Wragge asks about her and offers advice on managing her behavior. ### [VII: From Mrs. Wragge to Her Husband](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/vii-from-mrs-wragge-to-her-husband) Writes in panic to her husband, describing Magdalen's collapse and her own fear. ### [XI: From Magdalen to Captain Wragge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/xi-from-magdalen-to-captain-wragge) Mentioned as part of the household that will accompany Magdalen to the new house. ### [From Captain Wragge to Magdalen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/xii-from-captain-wragge-to-magdalen) Mentioned as part of the Bygrave family transformation; Wragge plans to push her into the role of Mrs. Bygrave. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/iii) Subject of Captain Wragge's plan to keep her confined; Magdalen protects her from being sent away. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/viii) Sent out of Magdalen's room for the day; delivers notes between Magdalen and the captain, and reports Magdalen's cold hand. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/ix) Identified as an imbecile by Mrs. Lecount; targeted for manipulation. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/x) Unwittingly reveals the alpaca dress and mentions Vauxhall Walk, alarming Mrs. Lecount. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/xi) Inadvertently reveals information to Mrs. Lecount, including the ghost story, leading to the captain's anger. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/xiii) Attempts to engage Magdalen but is rebuffed; accompanies her on walks and tries to comfort her. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/xiv) Is shocked to learn of Magdalen's sudden marriage and the lack of wedding preparations. ### [The Fifth Scene: Baliol Cottage, Dumfries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/the-fifth-scene) Present at the cottage, adding to the domestic setting. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/chapters/ii) Mentioned as wanting to visit Magdalen again, with a promise not to lose her shoe. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/characters/mrs_wragge - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_name_se/characters