Characters from A Delicate Balance: A Play

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

Agnes - She is woman in her fifties, well off, and married to Tobias.

Claire - She claims that she is not an alcoholic but rather a willful drinker.

Edna - Her sentiments are comparable to Agnes's and she is not afraid to voice her opinions.

Harry - Of all the characters in this play, he speaks the least, and when he does speak, he is a man of few words with lots of pauses around each one.

Julia - She is the catalyst of the play who is not afraid of emotions...
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