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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY
 by Thornton Wilder

Characters By Chapter
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1Brother JuniperFriar, investigating the victims' lives
2Doña MaríaNoblewoman, mother of Clara. Aka:Marquesa de Montemayor
 Clara  Doña María's daughter
 De BlasiisClara's protégé, cartographer
 Vicente d'AguirreDoña María's son-in-law
 Pepita  Young girl Doña María borrowed from her orphanage
 Camila PericholeActress.
 Uncle PioCamila's all-around man and mentor
 Andrés de RiberaThe Viceroy of Peru
 Juan de LaraCharacter in the play
 Rosa de las RosasDirectress of the Convent of Santa María
 María del PilarAbbess of the Convent
3Manuel  Esteban's twin, the Abbess's favorite orphan
 Esteban  The Abbess's favorite orphan
 The ArchbishopArchbishop of Lima
 Micaela VillegasPerichole's real name
 Captain AlvaradoThe Captain, traveler
4Calderón  A poet
 Tirso de MolinaA playwright
 Ruiz de AlarcónA playwright
 Princesse des UrsinsPrincess interviewed by Uncle Pio
 Vico de BarreraA well-known poet
 Don JaimeCamila's son
 Estrella  The woman who approached Camila
5Rubio  Doña María's cook
 Sister JuanaThe convent's gardener in chief
 A. NephewThe writer of the note at the end
 
 
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