The Bald Soprano Character Analysis

Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Smith is the first character to speak in The Bald Soprano, rattling off an oddly thorough assessment of her dinner that evening. This sets the tone for the unnatural, surrealistic dialogue to follow… read analysis of Mrs. Smith

Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith is Mrs. Smith’s husband. His line of work isn’t specified, but he’s presented as a typical bourgeois professional who enjoys the pleasures of reading the paper and smoking a pipe in his… read analysis of Mr. Smith

Mr. Martin

Mr. Martin is Mrs. Martin’s husband and a friend of the Smiths’. When he and his wife arrive at the Smiths for dinner (to the Smiths’ surprise), they sit and wait for their hosts… read analysis of Mr. Martin

Mrs. Martin

Mrs. Martin is Mr. Martin’s husband. She takes Mrs. Smith’s side during the debate over the meaning of the doorbell ringing, while Mr. Martin sides with Mr. Smith. This casts the issue as a contest… read analysis of Mrs. Martin

Mary

Mary is the Smiths’ maid. Though inhabiting the same absurd and illogical world as the rest of the play’s characters, she nevertheless seems to retain some degree of sanity and human dignity. She alone has… read analysis of Mary

Fire Chief

The Fire Chief turns out to be responsible for the third and fourth times that the Smiths’ doorbell rings, but not the first and second (the third time, he rang the bell and then hid… read analysis of Fire Chief

The Bald Soprano

Eugène Ionesco