The Ghost Sonata | Characters
Jacob Hummel
Jacob Hummel is 80 years old and wheelchair-bound, but he has been many things in his lifetime. His servant, Johansson, describes him as ' 'a horse-thief in the human market,’’ someone who ‘‘steals human beings in all sorts of different ways.’’ His main motivation in the play is revenge: Years ago the man who now calls himself the Colonel apparently stole Hummel's fiancee from him. Later, Hummel had an affair with Amelia, the Colonel's wife, and they had a daughter, Adele. Now Hummel has returned to exact his full revenge. His plan is to lie to the...
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