# Gloria Clandon — You Never Can Tell character guide

> Gloria Clandon in You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Gloria, Gloria Advancing, Gloria Rising, Gloria Unmoved, Gloria Dread, Gloria White, Gloria Angrily, Gloria Coldly, Gloria Hastily, Gloria Proudly, Gloria Nervously, Gloria Puzzled, Gloria Nagging, Gloria Weakness, Miss Gloria, Gloria Mr. Crampton, Gloria Flushing, Valentine Gloria, Gloria Phil

**First appearance:** 0000-you-never-can-tell

## Snapshot

Mrs. Clandon's eldest daughter, raised to prize reason over romance, finds her cool self-possession unsettled when a young dentist kisses her on the terrace and she discovers she liked it.

## Who they are

Gloria has been educated to be rational, self-possessed, and devoted to serious causes, and she carries herself with a composure that makes her seem older than her years. When Valentine kisses her publicly and she does not repel him, her mother's confidence in her training is shaken, and Gloria herself must confront feelings she has always dismissed as beneath her. Her struggle between the principles she was raised on and the unexpected pull of attraction makes her the emotional center of the play's examination of love, upbringing, and self-knowledge.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Clandon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/mrs_clandon)

_family_

A mother-daughter relationship strained by differing views on independence and traditional values.

### [William](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/william)

_family_

Siblings with a teasing, affectionate bond, though William often feels overshadowed by Gloria's strong personality.

### [Waiter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/waiter)

_social_

A courteous but distant service relationship, with Gloria treating the waiter with polite formality.

### [Mr. Crampton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/mr_crampton)

_family_

A tense and estranged father-daughter relationship, filled with resentment and a struggle for recognition.

### [Philip McComas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/philip_mccomas)

_social_

A respectful but distant acquaintance, as McComas is more aligned with her mother's authority.

### [Dolly Clandon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/dolly_clandon)

_family_

Sisters with a close, affectionate bond, though Dolly often finds Gloria too serious.

### [The Young Lady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_never_can_tell_se/characters/the_young_lady)

_social_

A brief and superficial acquaintance, with Gloria showing polite disinterest.

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