The Gift of the Sailor: The String of Pearls & Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street — page 6: what you’re looking at

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LIST OF CHARACTERS QDOWOODOGDOOO The String of Pearls Mark Ingestrie’s intended gift to Johanna Oakley. It will encounter strange adventures. Sweeney Todd The main villain of our story: ugly, sinister, and altogether evil. But a talented barber. Mrs. Lovett A beautiful widow, owner of the famous pie-shop in Bell Yard. What might be her connection with Sweeney Todd? Johanna Oakley A beautiful girl. She believes that her betrothed, Mark Ingestrie, adopted the name of “Thornhill”, and that he has been murdered by Sweeney Todd. Mr. Oakley An optician and lens-maker. Johanna’s father, a gentle and kindly man. Mrs. Oakley Johanna’s mother. Mrs. Oakley is an uncritical disciple of the Rev. Mr. Lupin. Big Ben Cousin to Mr. Oakley, and Johanna’s ally and protector. A Beef-eater; a guardian of the Tower Menagerie. Arabella Wilmot Johanna’s best friend and confidante. An avid reader of romance novels. Sam Bolt Mr. Oakley’s apprentice. He is in love with Johanna. Tobias Ragg Apprentice to Sweeney Todd. Toby has suspicions about Todd’s nefarious activities. Mrs. Ragg Tobias’s widowed mother, who works as a cleaning woman in the Temple. A well-meaning, scatterbrained chatterbox. Minna Gray Tobias’s childhood sweetheart. Mark Ingestrie Johanna Oakley’s beloved, who has disappeared. Lieutenant Thornhill Close friend of Mark Ingestrie, who was entrusted to take the string of pearls to Johanna. He was last seen entering Sweeney Todd’s barber shop. Hector A Newfoundland dog. His loyalty to his missing owner is unsurpassed. [a.k.a. “Pison”’] Colonel Jeffery Thornhill’s close friend. He is determined to discover Thornhill’s fate. Captain Rathbone Colonel Jeffery’s friend. Sir Richard Blunt A magistrate (judge) who seeks to unveil Todd’s crimes. Crotchet A Cockney police officer who works with Sir Richard. Sir Christopher Wren An anachronistic architect. Mr. Otton The beadle of St. Dunstan’s church. An officious, yet timorous, functionary. Much given to malapropisms. Jarvis Williams A mysterious stranger, starving and homeless and desperate. Skinner A cook in Mrs. Lovett’s pie manufactory. The Rev. Mr. Lupin A clergyman. A very unusual parson indeed. John Mundel A usurious moneylender. Mr. Fogg The unscrupulous keeper of a private madhouse. Mr. Watson Peter Watson, the madhouse’s jailor; Fogg’s employee. Major Bounce A swindler who hopes to become Mrs. Lovett’s lover. [a.k.a. John Flukes]| Q9ODO0OOOO CORniclooo S