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The description of the character is given below. Identify the character from the play. Find some sentences which support your choice.

He is a major character. He dominates in the story.

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The character is the Sergeant.

He is a major character

  • (Sergeant, who is older than the others, crosses the stage to right and looks down steps.)

He dominates the story

  • Well, hurry on, you have plenty of other places to placard yet, and come back here than to me. You can take the lantern. Don‘t be too long now.
  • Come back from those steps; no one has left to pass down them tonight.
  • Stop that noise.
  • It‘s no business of yours what I think.
  • If you don‘t stop that, I‘ll arrest you.
  • Bring it with you I tell you. No more talk.
  • Be off the two of you, yourselves, and your lantern!
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Chapter 4.2: The Rising of the Moon - Brainstorming [Page 150]

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Chapter 4.2 The Rising of the Moon
Brainstorming | Q (A3) (b) | Page 150

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