Character Portrayal and Characterization in the Samaritan Act 2 Scene 3
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1. Ramdaye
a. Inquisitive
He asks a lot of questions when talking to Ted (p.76).
b. Abusive
He says there are headless among the chamber members (P.77).
c. Informed
He says he got information that Mayor Mossi is consulting his lawyers on arrest or prosecution (P.85)
d. Evil
He says devil take the soul of Ted (P.79).
2. Key or Hon Ferreira
a. Unreliable
He has not taken any position in politics (P.76).
b. Indifferent
Ramdaye says Mr. Key cannot make up his mind which door to open (P.76).
3. Ted
a. Outspoken, humorous, sarcastic and realistic
He says that in a beauty contest of monkeys, there is always a winner (P.79).
b. Sensible
He says that Ted should grow up instead of celebrating when they should be layingvstrategies (P. 86).
c. Corrupt
He plans to buy a few members so that he meets the two thirds majority that canoffer him mayor ship (P.80).
d. Judgmental
Ted believes there are people in the chamber who have brains but they do not use them (P.77)
e. Skeptical and Doubtful
Ted doubts that those who attacked were hooligans (P.75).
f. Critical
He thinks the people who attacked them recently were not hooligans because they
moved so fast and their organization was intense (P.75).
4. Seymour
a. Arrogant and proud
Seymour says he is not an errand boy but he will soon be a boss to Ramdaye (P.82).
b. Abusive
Seymour calls those who attacked hooligans (P.74).
c. Daring
He says he dared the hooligans to touch him (P.74).
d. Adamant
Seymour refused to run away when they were attacked in a rally regardless of the
impending danger (P.74).
e. Deceitful
Ted calls them including Seymour as a master of deceit (P.86).
5. The attackers
a. Violent
They aimed a rock at Ted’s head (P.74).
6. Basdeo
a. Sly and cunning
Basdeo plans to build propaganda on Mossi so as to win over the mass (P. 82)
b. Overconfident
He declares that their alliance is unbeatable (P.86).
c. Malicious
He plans to isolate Mossi in places he has been dominant (P.83).
d. Judgmental
Basdeo says people are quite gullible and they will believe anything he says (P.83).
e. Greedy
Basdeo longs so much for power that he wants to do anything he can to get it (P.84)