Line #83 Characters/TheHistoryBoys


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2
3	!The Boys
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5	[[folder:Dakin]]
6	!!Dakin
7	!!! Actor: Creator/DominicCooper
8
9	Dakin is the most confident and handsome boy in his class.
10
11	!! Tropes:
12	* AmbiguouslyBi: Dakin successfully seduces Irwin while still dating Fiona, but his exact sexuality is never labeled.
13	* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday: Dakin gives Scripps constant updates on his sex life, whether he likes it or not.
14	* TeacherStudentRomance: For Irwin.
15	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: To Irwin
16	-->'''Dakin:''' Why are you so bold in argument and talking but when it comes to the point, when it’s something that’s actually happening, I mean now, you’re so fucking careful?
17	[[/folder]]
18
19	[[folder:Posner]]
20	!! Posner
21	!!! Actor: Creator/SamuelBarnett
22
23	Posner is a Jewish boy of small stature and the youngest student in his sixth-form class.
24
25	!! Tropes:
26	* BittersweetEnding: In the film. In the play his ending is just depressing.
27	* {{Gayngst}}:
28	-->I’m a Jew. I’m small. I’m homosexual. And I live in Sheffield. I’m fucked.
29	* IAmSong: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
30	* JewishAndNerdy: He is both.
31	* KickTheDog: He’s playfully mocked several times, particularly by Lockwood.
32	* LoveMartyr: Dakin finds Posner’s crush on him to be annoying at best, but Posner carries on pining nonetheless.
33	* TeachersPet:
34	-->'''Akthar:''' It’s just the knowledge, sir.\
35	'''Timms:''' The pursuit of it for its own sake, sir.\
36	''' Posner:''' Not useful, sir. Not like your lessons.
37	* TheWoobie: He spends half the movie looking like he’s about to cry.
38	[[/folder]]
39
40	[[folder:Scripps]]
41	!!Scripps
42	!!! Actor: Jamie Parker
43
44	Scripps is an Anglican student and the most religious boy in his class.
45
46	!! Tropes:
47	* AmbiguouslyBi:
48	-->'''Scripps:''' Just because you’ve got a scholarship doesn’t mean you’ve got to give him unfettered access to your dick.\
49	'''Dakin:''' So how would you say thank you?\
50	'''Scripps:''' Same as you, probably. On my knees.
51	* AmbiguouslyChristian: Subverted. Scripps is the only character who is outwardly Christian.
52	* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone tends to be somewhat snarky, but Scripps stands out as being exceptionally dry, especially in response to Dakins love life.
53	* NostalgicNarrator: Scripps is the main narrator of the story, and he tends to speak about events in the past tense as they’re unfolding.
54	* ThePianoPlayer: Subverted. While he does accompany Posner on piano several times, he does more than just that.
55	* VowOfCelibacy:
56	[[/folder]]
57
58	[[folder:Rudge]]
59	!!Rudge
60	!!! Actor: Creator/RussellTovey
61
62	Rudge comes from a working-class background and struggles in school; none of his teachers expect him to get into Oxbridge.
63
64	!! Tropes:
65	* DumbJock: Rudge isn’t necessarily dumb, he just isn’t as smart as his ridiculously clever classmates.
66	-->You may think it’s a joke, but golf makes the same sense to me as architecture or films do to you. You may not rate it but it’s an accomplishment. I may not know much about Jean-Paul Sartre, but I’ve got a handicap of four.
67	[[/folder]]
68
69	[[folder:Timms]]
70	!!Timms
71	!!! Actor: Creator/JamesCorden
72
73	Timms is overweight and plays the role of the class clown.
74
75	!! Tropes:
76	* FatComicRelief: Timms’ main role in the play is as comic relief.
77	* StonersAreFunny:
78	-->'''Irwin:''' It’s your eyesight that’s bad and we all know what that’s caused by.\
79	'''Timms:''' Sir! Is that a coded reference to the mythical dangers of self-abuse?\
80	'''Irwin:''' Possibly. It might even be a joke!
81	[[/folder]]
82
83	[[folder:Akthar]]
84	!!Akthar
85	!!! Actor: Creator/SachaDhawan
86
87	Akthar is a Muslim student of unspecified South Asian descent.
88
89	!! Tropes:
90	* TokenMinority: Alongside Crowther.
91	[[/folder]]
92
93	[[folder:Crowther]]
94	!!Crowther
95	!!! Actor: Samuel Anderson
96
97	Crowther has notable acting talent.
98
99	!! Tropes:
100	* TokenMinority: Alongside Akthar.
101	[[/folder]]
102
103	[[folder:Lockwood]]
104	!!Lockwood
105	!!! Actor: Andrew Knott
106
107	Lockwood is an argumentative student.
108
109	!! Tropes:
110	* KilledOffscreen: Only in the film.
111	[[/folder]]
112
113	!The Staff
114
115	[[folder:Hector]]
116	!!Hector
117	!!! Actor: Creator/RichardGriffiths
118
119	The eccentric General Studies teacher who believes that exam preparation is the enemy of education.
120
121	!! Tropes:
122	* ArmouredClosetGay: Is an extremely closeted gay man, to the extent that he’s married to a woman.
123	* BigShutUp:
124	--> WILL YOU SHUT UP ABOUT THESE EXAMS!
125	* CoolTeacher: Deconstructed. He’s the “cool teacher” but he also gropes his pupils and is a “bit of a shambles”.
126	* FiredTeacher: Hector isn’t quite fired, but he is pressured to resign until Dakin gets him his job back by blackmailing Felix.
127	* KilledOffscreen: The aftermath of the accident that kills Hector is shown, as is his funeral, but we never actually see a body.
128	* TeacherStudentRomance: Generally.
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder:Irwin]]
132	!!Irwin
133	!!! Actor: Stephen Campbell Moore
134
135	The young and savvy supply teacher whom the Headmaster brings in to prepare the boys for their Oxbridge entrance exams.
136
137	!! Tropes:
138	* Gayngst:
139	* SelfDeprecation:
140	-->'''Mrs Lintott:''' Don’t you ever want to go back?\
141	'''Irwin:''' To Oxford? Not clever enough. Not… anything enough really.
142	* TeacherStudentRomance: For Dakin.
143	[[/folder]]
144
145	[[folder:Mrs Lintott]]
146	!!Mrs Lintott
147	!!! Actor: Frances de la Tour
148
149	Mrs. Dorothy Lintott is the history teacher who has quietly and steadily been teaching the boys everything they need to know to excel academically.
150
151	!! Tropes:
152	* BetterThanSex: She states to Hector that prefers her first pizza to losing her virginity.
153	* MotiveRant: Non-criminal, but an example nonetheless.
154	-->History’s not such a frolic for women as it is for men. Why should it be? They never get round the conference table.
155	* OnlySaneMan: In between Hector fondling the boys, Irwin pining after Dakin, and Felix being an overall imbecile, Lintott comes across as stark raving sane.
156	* SternTeacher: Deconstructed. She’s stern, but she’s kind and clearly cares first and foremost about the boys education.
157	* WhatTheHellHero: Brief but to-the-point.
158	-->Hector, a grope is a grope. It is not the Annunciation.
159	[[/folder]]
160
161	[[folder:Headmaster]]
162	!!Headmaster
163	!!! Actor: Clive Merrison
164
165	Mr. Felix Armstrong is the Headmaster of the school.
166
167	!! Tropes:
168	* HateSink: Universally disliked by staff and students alike.
169	-->'''Mrs Lintott:''' Our headmaster is a twat. An impermissible word nowadays but the only one suited to my purpose. A twat. And to go further down the same proscribed path, a condescending cunt.
170	[[/folder]]
171
172	[[folder:Fiona]]
173	!!Fiona
174	!!! Actor: Georgia Taylor
175
176	Fiona is the Headmaster’s secretary with whom Dakin has an affair.
177
178	!! Tropes:
179	* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: She’s mentioned many times in the play but never makes an appearance. In the movie, however, she is in several scenes.
180	[[/folder]]
181
182	[[folder:Wilkes]]
183	!!Wilkes
184	!!! Actor: Creator/AdrianScarborough
185
186	[[/folder]]
187
188	[[folder:Mrs Bibby]]
189	!!Mrs Bibby
190	!!! Actor: Creator/PenelopeWilton
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