Question

Character sketch of Mrs Hall from the novel The Invisible Man by H.G wells

Answer 1

Mrs. Hall

Mrs. Hall is quite an important character in the beginning of the novel. She is the owner of the inn, Coach and Horses. She is an astute business woman, dominating wife, and practical woman. She does her job quite well. She does not mind Griffin’s strange and eccentric appearance and behavior for the business’s sake. However, she is quite quick in observing the abnormality of Griffin’s behavoiur.

She is quite meticulous with the keeping of her inn. She provides satisfactory services to her customers. When Griffin spoils the fender, walls, and the floor in the room, she points it to him. She is a woman of ethics and right behavior. She does not like Griffin’s mysterious disappearance from the room one morning. She does not like the abnormal behavior of the furniture in Griffin’s room.

When she becomes suspicious of his connection with the burglary at the Vicarage, she becomes quite strict with Griffin. She insists on him to clear all his pending bills. She stops serving him his meals and other services; when Griffin gives some money to pacify her, she wants to know from him where he got the money from. She also asks him to explain why the furniture in his room behaved abnormally. This infuriates Griffin, and he reveals his invisibility to her by putting his nose on her hand. She gets scared and urns away screaming.

Answer 2

Mrs Hall is one of the owners of an inn called Coach and Horses. When she is introduced to the audience for the first time, she is portrayed as an opportunist with lust for money. This is seen from the fact that she ignores Griffin’s rudeness and gives him a room just because he is ready to pay her. The craze for money did not make her verify the stranger’s identity although she has her own doubts about him.

She is also portrayed as a dominating and firm woman. This is indicated by the way she bosses over her husband and stops serving Griffin when his rudeness crosses the limit. At times, Mrs Hall tends to become superstitious and thinks that her furniture is haunted until she knows that it is the invisible Griffin sitting on it. She also gets scared when Griffin removes his bandages and exposes himself.

Thus, Mrs Hall is portrayed as a woman with various personalities.