Characters from The King and I

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

British Ambassador - This character comes to the royal palace in Bangkok expecting to confirm the rumors of the barbarity in the area.

Eliza - This character plays the runaway slave in the play-within-a-play written by a slave.

Keeper of the Dogs - This character dances a ballet chase across the frozen river, which miraculously melts.

Simon Legree - This character is a plantation slave owner in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel.

Anna Leonowens - This character is a British governess who has come Siam to teach many young children about the world.

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