# Bridget — The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman character guide

> Bridget in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Bridget, Mrs. Bridget

**First appearance:** 0030-book-ii

## Who they are

Mrs. Wadman's maid, who has a romantic subplot with Corporal Trim.

## Relationships

### [Corporal Trim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/characters/corporal_trim)

_romantic_

Bridget, Mrs. Wadman's maid, has a flirtatious and likely romantic relationship with Trim, marked by playful courtship.

### [Uncle Toby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/characters/uncle_toby)

_social_

Bridget is Mrs. Wadman's maid and occasionally interacts with Toby in the context of his courtship with her mistress.

### [Mrs. Shandy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/characters/mrs_shandy)

_professional_

Bridget is Mrs. Wadman's maid, and her interactions with Mrs. Shandy are limited to social visits and gossip.

### [Corporal Trim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/characters/corporal_trim)

_romantic_

Bridget, Mrs. Wadman's maid, has a flirtatious and likely romantic relationship with Trim, marked by playful courtship.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxiv)

The maid courted by Trim; she is led into the fortifications and falls against the bridge during the accident.

### [Chapter XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxxix)

Sends an express to Susannah informing her of Uncle Toby's falling in love with Mrs. Wadman.

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

Her pre-notification of the matter to Susannah set events in motion.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/ix)

Mrs. Wadman's maid, who performs the nightly ritual of pinning the night-shift, varying her posture based on her emotions.

### [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xiv)

Bridget mediates between Corporal Trim and Mrs. Wadman in the construction of the wicker-gate.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xvi)

Bridget is mentioned as Mrs. Wadman's helper in rummaging through military furniture, though she does not appear directly in the scene.

### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxviii)

Confers with Mrs. Wadman, suggests the wound may be smaller and dried up, and plans to extract information from Corporal Trim.

### [The Siege of Widow Wadman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxx)

Mentioned as the maid to be attacked in the kitchen by Corporal Trim.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xvi)

Stands perdue within, holding the latch in expectation.

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xvii)

Mrs. Bridget is at the latch, about to open the door.

### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxiii)

Pawns her honor to get to the bottom of the affair, using Corporal Trim's love for her to extract information.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxv)

Quoted in Tristram's remark about letting others do as they please.

### [The Eighteenth Chapter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/the-eighteenth-chapter)

Opens the door for the corporal, setting the scene for Toby's entrance.

### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxviii)

Engages in a flirtatious argument with Trim about the location of Uncle Toby's wound.

### [Chapter XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxix)

Emotionally conflicted, she weeps and eventually confides in Trim after his reassurances.

### [Chapter XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxx)

Mentioned as the object of Trim's advantageous actions.

### [Chapter XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxxi)

Mentioned as not enquiring after Trim's knee wound, contrasting with her mistress.

### [Chapter XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxxii)

Carries her own and her mistress's secret to Susannah behind the garden wall.

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