Characters

Men

Lord Chancellor- presiding over parliment

Lord Byron- left-winged politician in parliment

Lord Castlereagh- right-winged politician in parliment

Jimmy Corbett- an out-of-work, a tramp, revisiting Nottingham

Henry Corbett- astranged brother of Jimmy, overseer at Ure's factory

John Wibley- leader of the luddites; a rebel and organizer

Ned Lud- a luddite torn between sides

Old Reaper- John Wibley's father in-law; prophet-like

Teddy- John's naive and hungry son

Beggar- a wise beggar and watchful being

Charles \
William \
Bob \____ Weavers/ luddites
Albert /
George /
Edward /

Ure- factory owner in Nottingham; a greedy man; a potbelly

Man with the Barrow- a scavenger in Nottingham

Blind Man \____ Passerbys
Deaf and Dumb Man/

First Boy \
Second Boy >---- Children in the street
Thrid Boy /

Guest- a government representative

Engineer- of the steam engine in the factory; crazed

Two Dunkards- fresh from the bar

Women

Mrs. Corbett- mother of Henry and Jimmy; a woman torn


Mary- Old Reaper's daughter; asked to give sexual favors for food


Ure's daughter- an innocent


Margret- Ned Lud's wife; doing all she can to feed her children


Women Weavers (5)- protesters


Children (3-5)- innocent; naive