Character Relationship Map: Mata Hari

Characters

• Mata Hari (played by Greta Garbo) — protagonist
• General Serge Shubin (played by Lionel Barrymore) — supporting
• Andriani (played by Lewis Stone) — supporting
• Dubois (played by C. Henry Gordon) — supporting
• Carlotta (played by Karen Morley) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Dubois → General Serge Shubin (Professional Intelligence Counterpart)

  Dubois tells Shubin about his suspicions concerning Mata Hari and later receives Shubin's confirmation that she is a spy.

• Carlotta → Andriani (Professional Operational Intermediary)

  Carlotta tells Mata Hari to report to Andriani, thereby linking Mata Hari with the spymaster.

• Carlotta → Mata Hari (Professional Operational Contact)

  Carlotta secretly instructs Mata Hari to report to Andriani.

• Mata Hari → Andriani (Professional Spy Handler)

  Andriani orders Mata Hari to discover the contents of General Shubin's dispatches.

• Mata Hari → General Serge Shubin (Romantic Lover)

  General Shubin has passed secret information to his lover Mata Hari and expects her for a private dinner.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dubois → Mata Hari (Conflict Suspected Spy)

  Dubois suspects Mata Hari, investigates her activities, and later arrests her after Shubin's death.

Story Analysis

A celebrated spy struggles between covert duty, dangerous jealousy, and love that cannot survive wartime justice.

Plot Progression

1. War Arrives in Paris
2. The Spy Mission Begins
3. Jealousy Exposes the Spy
4. Love Against the Network
5. The Final Deception