Doubt | 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

Sister Aloysius Beauvier - The character is the principal of the St. Nicholas school and suspects a priest is molesting one of the students.

Father Brendan Flynn - This character is a priest who is accused of molesting a student.

Sister James - This character is an eager, young teacher at St. Nicholas who delights in teaching students history.

Donald Muller - This character is the presumed victim of sexual abuse, and is never actually seen on stage.

Mrs. Muller - This character is the mother of the student who...
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