Share Atonement - Characters Quiz (Part 1)
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Briony Tallis
the novel's protagonist, a young and imaginative girl from an upper-class English family.
Briony Tallis
She aspires to be a writer and is responsible for a tragic event that shapes the course of the story.
Cecilia Tallis
Briony's older sister, an intelligent and headstrong young woman. She falls in love with Robbie Turner, despite the class differences between them.
Robbie Turner
... is the son of the Tallis family's housekeeper.
Robbie Turner
He is intelligent, ambitious, and deeply in love with Cecilia.
Emily Tallis
... is the mother of Briony and Cecilia. She is a traditional and somewhat distant figure, struggling to maintain the family's reputation and social standing.
Jack Tallis
the father of Briony and Cecilia. He is a stern and rigid man, with a military background, who struggles to connect emotionally with his family.
Lola Quincey
... is the older cousin of Briony and Cecilia.
Lola Quincey
... is the twin sister of the manipulative and attention-seeking twins, Jackson and Pierrot.
Paul Marshall
... is a wealthy young man who becomes a suitor of Lola. He plays a crucial role in the unfolding of the tragic event and its aftermath.
Leon Tallis
... is the eldest brother of Briony and Cecilia.
Jackson and Pierrot Quincey
.... the younger twin brothers of Lola.
Grace Turner
Robbie's mother and the Tallis family's housekeeper.
Leon Tallis
Cecilia's and Briony's relative. He is known as an easygoing optimist who is likely to only see the best in people.
Emily Tallis
.... has frequent migraines and is often unable to perform any parental duties, leaving them to Cecilia.
Emily Tallis
... nurses a childhood grudge against her sister, Hermione, mother of Lola and the twins.
