The Chairs

by: Eugène Ionesco

Analysis of Major Characters Quick Quiz

1 of 5
What does the Old Man call his wife when he sobs in her lap?

2 of 5
Why does the Old Woman praise the Old Man?

3 of 5
Whose departure does the Old Woman lament?

4 of 5
What theatrical role does the Orator metaphorically represent?

5 of 5
What did the Old Man do when his mother was on her deathbed?

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