Character profile
Hella
femaleFirst seen chapter 18Last seen chapter 24
Woman with a green bag who offers the barman his hat and a sword, later referred to as ‘the accursed Hella.’ Hella, the witch, stirs a pot and applies ointment to Woland's knee in the bedroom scene. Hella douses Margarita with hot thick red liquid (blood) and later draws her into a blood shower during the ritual before the ball. Hella serves supper, places the card under a pillow, and later helps with the certificate for Nikolai Ivanovich.