Between the Acts | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Isa Oliver - This character communicates almost exclusively in rhyme.

Giles Oliver - This character believes all of England should be preparing for the coming war.

Mr. Oliver - This character has dreams of acting as a hero fighting off savages in India.

Mrs. Swithin - This character is senile and has forgotten who is depicted in the portraits at Pointz Hall.

Mrs. Manresa - This character - who is boisterous, loud, and tactless - crashes the pageant.

William Dodge - This character is a person of few words and an artistic temperament.