Wide Sargasso Sea | 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

Amelie - This character is a servant at the "honeymoon house" and seduces the husband.

Baptiste - This character is the overseer of the "honeymoon house" and is unsympathetic towards the husband.

Daniel Boyd - This character is also known by another last name and lives near "Massacre".

Aunt Cora - This character is concerned about the marriage arrangements.

Annette Cosway - This character is isolated and poor after the death of her first husband and is suspected of using obeah to win the love of her second husband.

Antoinette Cosway - This...
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