Overview
Character Name
Mr. Harry Wormwood
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Child, Early Teen, Late Teen
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Authority Figure, Antagonist
Relationships
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Tenor
Time & Place
England, present
Analysis
Mr. Wormwood is Matilda’s loud, self-absorbed, and dishonest father, whose get-rich-quick schemes and disdain for education embody a shallow, materialistic worldview. He works as a used-car salesman, proudly cutting corners and tricking customers. To him, intelligence is
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