Crimes of the Heart (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Beth Henley
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Fall, 1974 (five years after Hurricane Camille)
- Setting: Hazlehurst, Mississippi
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Dark comedy
- Subjects: Values, 1970’s, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Memory, Love or romance, Suicide, Abused persons, South or Southerners, Marriage, Alienation, Emotions, Women’s issues, Sisters, Singing or singers, Ethics
- Locales: Memphis, TN, Hollywood, CA, Biloxi, MS, Hazlehurst, MS
Characters Discussed
Lenore (Lenny) MaGrath, the oldest MaGrath sister. The play is set on and around her thirtieth birthday. Lenny is a thoughtful, self-conscious woman who remains concerned about her critically ill grandfather and her own impending spinsterhood. She is protective of her sisters and eventually puts Chick in her place after Chick’s vitriolic attack on the MaGrath family. By the play’s end, she is encouraged to resume a relationship with Charlie Hill, a man who replied to Lenny’s advertisement in the personal section of a periodical. Her fear that he would...
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