Ruth

**__Role in the play __** -Ruth: is a patient at the asylum. She is a very obsessive woman who lacks confidence and has anxiety issues. She struggles to understand the differences between reality, illusion and pretending.
 * __Ruth __**

**__Adjectives and quotes for characterisation__** -Anxious, shy, timid, lacks confidence -Ruth: “yes, the more real it is, the more real it is” -Ruth: “comedy is better when it’s real”

**__Actions__** -Suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and is shown by being obsessed with counting the exact number of steps that need to be taken and distinguishing between illusions and reality -She has not experienced any life changing alterations; however she has interacted with other people in a cooperative way which was not as easily done before.

**__Conflicts __** -She has conflicts with her own OCD traits; however she starts to cope with her condition which helps her perform her role in the play.

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**__The character's views on any of the topics above that are relevant (mental illness, Vietnam War, love and fidelity, illusion and reality)__** -