The 39 Steps Play Guide For AQA GCSE Drama

SECTION B STUDY OF A SET PLAY: THE 39 STEPS 47 TEST YOURSELF B5 The following descriptions indicate some of the important features to be considered when developing characterisations. Match each one with the correct character from The 39 Steps . MR MEMORY RICHARD HANNAY MRS McGARRIGLE MRS JORDAN MARGARET CROFTER ANNABELLA SALESMAN 1 Characters PROFESSOR JORDAN MILKMAN PAMELA Descriptions A beautiful young wife from Glasgow. She is shy, but immediately attracted to Hannay. She helps him to escape. A beautiful, sophisticated and mysterious German woman who asks Hannay for help. A Scottish hotel owner who enjoys encouraging young romance. She warmly welcomes Hannay and Pamela and protects them from the Heavies. A talkative man, fond of jokes and travelling. A ‘severe-looking’ wife who, despite her conventional appearance, works for the cause of evil with her husband and celebrates when she thinks Hannay is dead. A music-hall entertainer with a novelty act in which he is able to recall obscure facts. A bright, beautiful, independent- minded woman who at first resists Hannay, but eventually falls in love with him. An attractive bachelor with a longing for adventure. His sense of patriotic duty takes him on a journey, while his romantic nature leads him into a number of encounters with attractive women. A working-class Cockney who helps Hannay, but is tricked by him. A well-spoken, educated man, who, at first, hides his German origins and his role as a spy. A suspicious old Scottish farmer who is religious, greedy and unsympathetic.