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Jessie

This character, who is the mother of the three siblings in the play, died years before the play begins.

Joey

The youngest sibling who has hopes of becoming a professional boxer.

Lenny

This character, a pimp with a string of prostitutes, attempts to dominate his sibling's spouse.

MacGregor

A ruffian friend of the head of the household, this character had a "close relationship" with the retired butcher's spouse.

Max

This seventy year-old character is head of the household and is a shrewd, crude, brutish retired butcher.

Ruth

This character, who first appears in the second scene of the play, immediately displays an independent streak and eventually takes control and makes the choice to stay with the family.

Sam

The gentle and sensitive co-owner of the house is a chauffeur for a car rental service.

Teddy

The eldest son, who teaches philosophy at a university in America, and...

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