# Susanna — Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral character guide

> Susanna in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** thy, Thou

**First appearance:** 0027-i

## Who they are

A virtuous woman falsely accused, from the biblical apocrypha.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Susanna is a virtuous figure often addressed or observed by the narrator with admiration and moral reverence.

### [Britannia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/characters/britannia)

_friendship_

Britannia and Susanna are both virtuous female figures, often linked in moral or allegorical contexts.

## In the story

### [Ode to Neptune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/ode-to-neptune)

The voyager for whose safe passage the speaker prays.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/i)

The beloved figure for whom safe passage is sought across the stormy sea.

### [To a Lady on Her Coming to North-America with Her Son, for the Recovery of Her Health](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/to-a-lady-on-her-coming-to-north-america-with-her-son-for-the-recovery-of-her-health)

The lady addressed, traveling from Jamaica to North America for health recovery.

### [To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Death of His Lady. March 24, 1773](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/to-his-honour-the-lieutenant-governor-on-the-death-of-his-lady-march-24-1773)

The deceased lady, described as the beauteous spouse now in heaven.

### [A Farewel to America. To Mrs. S. W.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/a-farewel-to-america-to-mrs-s-w)

Mourns the speaker's departure; her tears and grief are described.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/iv)

Susanna is mourning, shedding tears at the departure.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/v)

The woman whose soul is oppressed with grief, likely Susanna Wheatley.

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