Characters from Sarah Kane: Complete Plays

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

Ian - In "Blasted," this character is a racist, middle-aged tabloid journalist.

Cate - In "Blasted", this is a childlike young woman who goes to a hotel in Leeds with a former lover.

Soldier - This is an Eastern European militant besieging the city of Leeds at the beginning of "Blasted".

Phaedra - In "Phaedra's Love", this character hangs herself in the end of the play.

Hippolytus - This is the prince in "Phaedra's Love".

Tinker - This character is a drug dealer and doctor, and he is the commander of the university...
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