My Name Is Red | 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

Black - This is the main character of the novel.

Shekure - This character is honorable and intelligent. She is also shrewd and independent.

The Murderer/Olive - This character is one of the master miniaturists in the Sultan's book-arts workshop. He is so proud of his work that he assumes he is the best artist in the workshop. He believes the other artists in the workshop are jealous of him.

Enishte - This character works as an ambassador to Venice for the Sultan. On one trip to Venice, he is almost killed. On...
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