These are the main characters:
a) Baldwin is the protagonist (hero) of the play. He is a family man who values honesty before anything else. Even a 100,000 bribe for just saying “I don’t remember’ can’t buy him. In spite of pressures from his wife, son and daughter he sticks to his principle. He wants to go to his grave clean! An exceptional man!
b) Martha is the wife of Baldwin. She is proud of her honest husband. But the bribe of 100,000 dollars to her husband makes her ready to give up her principles. She looks for loopholes to take the money without any guilty feeling: She is a worldly woman who can’t resist the twinkle of money.
c) John is the 27-year old son of Baldwin and Martha. He earns just 30 dollars a week. Initially he supports the truth. But the lure of money makes him forget his morals. Telling a simple lie for 100,000 dollars is not a sin!
d) Evie is the daughter of Baldwin and Martha. She is proud of her honest father and loves him dearly. She wants him to stick to the truth. But on hearing about the offer of 100,000 dollars for a small lie, her morality is shaken to the roots. Normal for a young girl from a not-so-rich family
