The Wife — Suspense. Character Profile

About The Wife

A new mother left alone at home. She witnesses the tramp, calls her husband to report the break-in, and locks herself in a room with her baby. After her husband neutralizes the threat, she is reunited and embraces him in relief.

The Wife — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Lois Weber

Appears in

Suspense. (1913)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• The Wife — Family Spouses — The Husband (Val Paul)

  Married couple at the center of the suspense

• The Wife — Conflict Antagonist — The Pursuer (Douglas Gerrard)

  The pursuer threatens the wife's safety

• The Wife — Professional Employer — Mamie - The Maid (Lule Warrenton)

  Employer-employee relationship in the household

• The Wife — Social Acquaintance — The Tramp (Sam Kaufman)

  Brief encounter with the tramp character

• The Wife — Unknown Distraction — The Tramp (Sam Kaufman)

  The tramp serves as a minor distraction in the plot

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More characters from Suspense.

• The Husband (Val Paul)
• The Pursuer (Douglas Gerrard)
• The Tramp (Sam Kaufman)
• Mamie - The Maid (Lule Warrenton)