13.  What is the Mother of the Bridegroom’s opinion about Leonardo and the Bride’s
       escape?
14.  Who is Death disguised as in the play?
15.  Who or what says, “So the blood will slide its delicate hissing between my fingers”?
16.  In Act III, who says, “But what does your good name matter to me?  What does your death matter to me?”?

17.  How many sons does the Mother have left at the end of the play?
18.  Who says, “Take your revenge on me; here I am!”?
19.  Is the Bride still a virgin at the end of the play?
20.  Who is the Servant?  What does she have to say about the play’s events?

The Mother:  The mother of the Bridegroom.  She has already lost her son and her husband to violent deaths.  She talks often of knives, pistols, and the fate of the men she loved.  The Bridegroom is her only living child.

The Bridegroom:  The Bridegroom is engaged to the Bride.  His father and brother have died violent deaths.  He appears to love his Mother, but gets annoyed with her constant references to the losses she has suffered.

The Bride:  The Bride lives far out in the country with her father.  Her mother is deceased and the Bridegroom’s mother wonders whether the Bride’s mother was a moral woman.  The Bride has a love affair with Leonardo but the reader has few details of the affair.

The Bride’s Father:  He is an old widower.  He seems shocked when his daughter leaves with Leonardo.

The Servant:  The Bride’s servant.  She is the rational voice in the play and sees life as it really is.  Her speech is not as ladylike as the other female characters.

The Mother-in-Law:  Leonardo’s mother-in-law.  Her daughter is Leonardo’s wife and the Bride’s cousin.  She seems to know of Leonardo’s love affair with the Bride.  She speaks bluntly to both her daughter and to Leonardo.

Leonardo:  Leonardo had a love affair with the Bride and is now married to her cousin.  His last name is Felix; he is related to the men who killed the Mother’s son.  He is presented as a troublemaker.

Leonardo’s wife:  She is also the Bride’s cousin and the mother of Leonardo’s child;apparently, another child is on the way.  She foreshadows Leonardo and the Bride’s escape when she asks Leonardo, “What idea’ve you got boiling there inside your head?  Don’t leave me like this, not knowing anything.”

The Moon:  The moon is personified and takes on human characteristics.  (On stage, the moon is presented as a young woodcutter with a white face.)  It helps Death expose the lovers in the woods.

Death:  Death is personified as a Beggar Woman.  She enlists the help of the moon to make sure the lovers do not escape.  She presents herself to the Bridegroom as a beggar and offers to help him find the Bride and Leonardo.

Woodcutters:  There are three of them present in the woods.  They discuss the fate of the Bride and Leonardo and offer their views on the situation.  Each Woodcutter presents a different moral perspective.

Young Men:  Guests at the wedding.  Some youths (we are not told how many) accompany the Bridegroom in his search for the Bride and Leonardo.

The Neighbor:  She is the neighbor of the Mother of the Bridegroom.  She appears at the beginning and at the end of the play.  Initially, she is present to discuss the upcoming wedding and then returns to grieve for the Bridegroom and console his mother.  She is the Mother’s only friend in the play.

Young Girls:  The young girls are present on the wedding day and are excited about the event.  They are eager to have their own weddings one day.  Their speech is always rhythmic and they seem to sing the words.  They encounter Death and learn the results of the search.