# Claire — Short Plays character guide

> Claire in Short Plays by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Claire Jealous, Claire, Claire Coldly, Claire Darling, Claire Dearest, Claire Pausing

**First appearance:** 0032-overruled

## Snapshot

An English bride abroad who trades jealous barbs with her fiancé one moment and bites a soldier's hand the next, all before the wedding can be stopped.

## Who they are

Claire is Edstaston's fiancée, caught in the whirl of a Russian court where her English composure is tested at every turn. Jealous of the Empress's proximity to her intended, she wavers between wounded vanity and fierce loyalty, then erupts into genuine violence when soldiers seize him. Her quick temper and quicker tongue make her a comic counterweight to the play's imperial chaos, and her refusal to be a passive bride drives the farce forward.

## Relationships

### [Captain Edstaston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_plays_se/characters/captain_edstaston)

_romantic_

Captain Edstaston and Claire are engaged, but their relationship is strained by Catherine's interference.

### [Great Catherine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_plays_se/characters/great_catherine)

_rivalry_

Claire and Great Catherine are romantic rivals, both vying for Captain Edstaston's affections.

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