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Barbara

This character is the eldest of the three Weston daughters. She is separated from her husband and has a fourteen-year-old daughter.

Violet

This character is the matriarch of the Weston family. She is in her sixties, is addicted to various kinds of pain-killing medication, and is suffering from cancer of the mouth.

Beverly

This character is the patriarch of the Weston family. He is a poet and academic as well as an alcoholic.

Ivy

This character is the middle daughter of the Westons. She is described as quiet, nervous, and sensitive.

Karen

This character is the youngest of the Weston sisters. She has traveled from her home in Miami to see her family.

Bill

This character is an academic. Well meaning and long-frustrated by his wife's anger and volatility, he strives to smooth the waters of their relationship as much as he can, even though those waters have...

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