Arsenic and Old Lace | Characters
Abby Brewster
Abby and her sister Martha have interchangeable personalities in the play. Neither exhibits distinctinct characteristics that are identifiable as separate from the other. Abby, like her sister Martha, is oldfashioned in an ironic sense. She appears to be a quite conservative elderly woman who values the conventions of the past. She attends church regularly and donates toys to the local Christian fund.
Her traditional values, however, do not extend to her treatment of the elderly men who come to their home looking for lodging. While her desire to help...
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