Characters Flashcards
How many characters are there in total that are mentioned in the book (including ones with no name)?
49
Give a brief description and name of main Character:
Santiago Nazar gets killed the day after the wedding for taking the bride’s virginity.
Give the name and brief description of Santiago’s mother:
Placida Linero has a well-earned reputation as an interpreter of dreams. She never forgives herself for misinterpreting the dream about trees and birds that her son had the night before his death.
Give the name and a brief description of the person who the words in the book come from (not GGM):
The narrator returns to the town decades after the morning of the murder to make sense of what happened and how the townspeople, who almost all knew about the twin’s intentions, failed to prevent the crime. At the time of the murder the narrator is in love with María Alejendrina Cervantes but eventually ends up marrying Mercedes Barcha.
Give the name and brief description of the prostitute:
Maria Alejandrina Cervantes is an elegant whore with eyes like an “insomniac leopard.” She eats excessively to mourn Santiago Nasar’s death because they were in love with each other.
Give the name and brief description of the Nasar’s cook:
Victoria Guzman violently gutted rabbits on the morning of the murder.
She had an affair with Ibrahim Nasar when she was a teenager.
Give the name and brief description of Victoria Guzman’s daughter:
Divina Flor, who Santiago desires her sexually but Victoria watches carefully to make sure he does not do anything to her.
Give the name and brief description of the Narrator’s sister (that actually has a name):
Margot has something of a crush on Santiago Nasar since she thinks he’s a good catch for any girl. She invites him over for breakfast on the morning of the murder, not yet knowing that he will soon be killed.
Give the name and brief description of Santiago’s father:
Ibrahim Nasar is an Arab.
He seduced Victoria Guzman when she was a teenager.
He taught his son the art of falconry and his love of firearms.
Give the name and brief description of the owner of the milk shop:
Clotilde Armenta was in her shop, where the Vicarios wait to kill Santiago.
She is an insightful woman, and can tell that the Vicario twins are tired and are killing Santiago only out of obligation.
Give the names and a brief description of the twins:
Pedro Vicario and Pablo Vicario are the brothers of Angela.
Pedro is the more serious twin and has the idea of killing Santiago and Pablo insists that they do it.
They stab Santiago in front of his house and spend 3 years in prison.
After being released from jail, Pedro rejoins the army and Pablo marries the woman he was engaged to previously.
Give the name and brief description of Santiago’s best friend:
Cristo Bedoya, a medical student, is with Santiago on the morning of the murder, but doesn’t learn of Pedro and Pablo Vicario’s plan until he and Santiago have parted ways. As a result, he runs all over town at the end of the book trying to warn Santiago of the Vicario’s plan.
Give the name and brief description of Santiago Nasar’s Fiancée:
Flora Miguel is the one to finally warn Santiago that Pablo and Pedro Vicario are out to kill him. She is pretty but uninteresting.
Give some information about the narrator’s mother:
She is both Santiago Nasar’s godmother and a relative of Angela Vicario. She attempts to warn Santiago’s mother, Plácida Linero, about the impending murder, but fails to reach her in time.
Give the name and brief description of the mayor:
Colonel Lázaro Aponte (also a police officer) tries to stop Pedro and Pablo Vicario by confiscating their knives, but the twins simply return home to get new ones. He is lazy because he fails to prevent Santiago’s murder because he is checking on his game of dominoes.
Give the name and brief description of the bride:
Angela Vicario is the woman that Santiago took the virginity of.
She marries Bayardo San Roman, who she didn’t like at first but married him because she was forced to by her parents since her family was poor. However she later fell in love with him when they weren’t together and wrote letters to him and he came back.
Give the name of the narrator’s younger brother (the one who’s second name isn’t shown):
Jaime
Give the name and brief description of the person Angela marries:
Bayardo San Roman comes from a wealthy and prestigious family.
He is described as having a slim waist and golden eyes.
Brings Angela home after wedding.
Give the name and brief description of the father of Angela:
Poncio Vicario used to work as a goldsmith until the strain of the profession made him go blind.
He dies shortly after the twins are sent to prison.
