# Amanda — The Apple Cart character guide

> Amanda in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mandy, Amanda Triumphant, Amanda Splutters, Amanda Steady, Amanda Hear, Amanda Postlethwaite, Amanda Poor darling Lizzie, Queen Amanda, Amanda Joe frank

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i

## Snapshot

A spirited, sharp-tongued presence in the palace orbit whose loyalties and intrigues keep the political and personal plots tangled.

## Who they are

Amanda moves through the play's private and political circles with an eye for weakness and a taste for mischief, alternately sympathetic to Lizzie and scheming on her own account. She is the kind of woman who says the thing everyone is thinking and then watches the room react. Her energy keeps the drawing-room intrigue alive alongside the Cabinet's maneuvers. She matters because she shows how personal loyalty and political calculation are never cleanly separable in this court.

## Relationships

### [King Magnus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_apple_cart_se/characters/king_magnus)

_professional_

Amanda is a secretary or close aide to King Magnus, with a dynamic of loyalty and witty banter.

### [Crassus Balbus Pliny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_apple_cart_se/characters/crassus_balbus_pliny)

_professional_

Amanda and Crassus Balbus Pliny have a working relationship, likely as secretary and minister.

### [Mr. Bill Boanerges](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_apple_cart_se/characters/mr_bill_boanerges)

_professional_

Amanda and Boanerges have a professional acquaintance, likely through court or political duties.

### [Mr. Joseph Proteus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_apple_cart_se/characters/mr_joseph_proteus)

_professional_

Amanda and Joseph Proteus interact professionally, likely as secretary and political figure.

## Links

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