# Ida — Short Fiction character guide

> Ida in Short Fiction by Mary Shelley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the now breathless Ida

**First appearance:** 0000-a-tale-of-the-passions

## Who they are

A woman in a state of extreme emotional or physical distress.

## In the story

### [The Pilgrims](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/chapters/the-pilgrims)

Burkhardt's beloved daughter who secretly married Conrad, was cursed by her father, and died repentant, leaving a letter asking for forgiveness.

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