# Mrs. Roberts — The Mule-Bone character guide

> Mrs. Roberts in The Mule-Bone by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mrs. Roberts Mist ' Clark, Mrs. Roberts Calmer, Jake Roberts, Enter Mrs. Jake Roberts, Jake

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

## Snapshot

A village wife known around Joe Clark's store, Mrs. Roberts moves through the porch crowd with the quiet authority of a woman who has seen every foolishness twice.

## Who they are

Mrs. Roberts belongs to the town's married women, the ones who parade in starched dresses past the cane-chewing men and whose opinions carry weight in the social ledger of Eatonville. Her world is domestic and watchful; she registers who is courting whom, who is dressing above their station, and whose husband is not feeding his children. She matters to the early arc as part of the female counterweight to the men's porch theater, reminding the audience that the comedy has stakes in kitchens and marriages as much as in boasting.

## Relationships

### [Jim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/jim)

_social_

Jim and Mrs. Roberts have a neighborly acquaintance, interacting as part of the community fabric.

### [Lum Boger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/lum_boger)

_social_

Lum Boger and Mrs. Roberts are community acquaintances, interacting in a polite but distant way.

### [Sister Lucy Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/sister_lucy_taylor)

_friendship_

Mrs. Roberts and Sister Lucy Taylor are friends and fellow church members, sharing spiritual and social bonds.

### [Mattie Clark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/mattie_clark)

_social_

Mattie Clark and Mrs. Roberts are acquaintances who interact in the context of community or church activities.

### [Hambo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/hambo)

_social_

Hambo and Mrs. Roberts are casual acquaintances, interacting politely within the community.

### [Dave Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/dave_carter)

_social_

Dave Carter and Mrs. Roberts have a neighborly relationship, interacting as part of the town's social network.

### [Daisy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/daisy)

_social_

Daisy and Mrs. Roberts are acquaintances, interacting in a polite and community-oriented manner.

### [Hambo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/hambo)

_social_

Hambo and Mrs. Roberts are casual acquaintances, interacting politely within the community.

### [Sister Lucy Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/sister_lucy_taylor)

_friendship_

Mrs. Roberts and Sister Lucy Taylor are friends and fellow church members, sharing spiritual and social bonds.

### [Dave Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/dave_carter)

_social_

Dave Carter and Mrs. Roberts have a neighborly relationship, interacting as part of the town's social network.

### [Lum Boger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/lum_boger)

_social_

Lum Boger and Mrs. Roberts are community acquaintances, interacting in a polite but distant way.

### [Mattie Clark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/mattie_clark)

_social_

Mattie Clark and Mrs. Roberts are acquaintances who interact in the context of community or church activities.

## Links

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