The Rose Tattoo | 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

Assunta - She listens to Serafina boast and rant, gives her advice, helps her in times of need, and ignores her when she is rude.

Bessie - She is described in Williams' stage notes as a clown of middle age and juvenile temperament.

Bruno - He is one of a group of small children who appears on and off again in the play.

Father De Leo - He appears during moments when Serafina is behaving in an antisocial and self-destructive manner, with the goal of bringing her back into the fold and making...
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