For this assignment you will compare and contrast two characters from two different
stories (Collette’s “The Other Wife” and Pirandello’s “War”).
1. Choose two characters you wish to compare/contrast.
2. Create a character chart for each character. Make sure that you have enough to
write about. Exhaust all aspects of each character. Be sure to include specific
references and quotations from the text to help support your claims. Place your
two character charts side by side.
3. Determine how the characters are alike. Do they have similar roles, face similar
conflicts, share similar values, and/or perform similar actions?
4. Determine how the characters are different.
5. Do they carry out different roles within the story? Do they respond to conflicts
differently? Do they resolve their problems differently?
