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Death by Scrabble

Author: Charlie Fish

Characters: Narrator, Wife

Where are you Going? Where have you been?

Author: Joyce Carol Oates

Characters: Connie, Arnold Friend,

One Morning in June

Author: Mavis Gallant

Characters: Barbra, Mike

Bartleby the Scrivener

Author: Herman Melville

Characters: Bartleby, the Narrator/Lawyer, Nippers, Turkey, Ginger Nut

The Metamorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka

Characters: Gregor Samsa, Grete Samsa, Ms. Samsa, & Mr. Samsa

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption

Author: Stephen King

Characters: Andy Dufrense, Red, Warden Norton, Tommy, the Sisters, etc.

Zoo Story

Author: Edward Albee

Characters: Jerry & Peter

No Exit

Author: Jean-Paul Sartre

Characters: Joseph Garcin, Inez Serrano, and Estelle Rigault

Lamb to Slaughter

Author: Roald Dahl

Characters: Mary Maloney, Patrick Maloney, etc

Passing

Author: Nella Larsen

Characters: Irene Redfield, Caire Kendry, Brain Redfield, Bob Kendry, etc

Montana, 1948

Author: Larry Watson

Characters: David Hayden, Gail Hayden, Wesley Hayden, Marie Little Soldier, Frank Hayden

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Characters: Dr. Henry Jekyll, Mr. Edward Hyde, Gabriel Utterson, and Hastie Lanyon

Hunters in the Snow

Author: Tobais Wolff

Characters: Tub, Frank, Kenny

The Great Gatsby

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Characters: Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Jordan Baker, Myrtle Wilson, George B. Wilson, etc

Animal Farm

Author: George Orwell

Characters: Old Major, Squealer, Napoleon, Snowball, Boxer, Clover, Benjamin, etc.

Lord of the Flies

Author: William Golding

Characters: Piggy, Jack, Ralph, Simon, Rogger, Sam, Eric, etc.

Pride and Prejudice

Author: Jane Austen

Characters: Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Charles Bingle, Jane Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Ms. Bennet, Mr Bennet, etc.

Romeo and Juliet

Author: William Shakespeare

Characters: Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Count Paris, Capulet, Friar Lawrence etc.

The Giver

Author: Lois Lowery

Characters: Jonas, The Giver, Jonas's father, Jonas's mother, Lily, Gabriel, Fiona, Asher, etc.

The Crucible

Author: Arthur Miller

Characters: Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, etc.

Macbeth

Author: William Shakespeare

Characters: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, the Three Witches, Banquo, King Duncan, etc.

Midsummer Night's Dream

Author: William Shakespeare

Characters: Puck, Overon, Titania, Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia, Helena, Thesesus, Nick Bottom, Egeus, etc.

Fahrenheit 451

Author: Ray Bradbury

Characters: Guy Montag, Clarisse McClellan, Mildred, Beatty, Professor Faber, Granger

1984

Author: George Orwell

Characters: Winston Smith, Julia, O'Brien, Big Brother, Emmanuel Goldstien, etc.

Hamlet

Author: William Shakespeare

Characters: Hamlet, Claudius, Ophelia, Gertude, Polonius, etc.