# Mrs. Diffidence — The Pilgrim’s Progress character guide

> Mrs. Diffidence in The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0003-the-first-part

## Who they are

Giant Despair's wife, who encourages cruelty toward prisoners.

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