Glass of Water

In The Glass of Water, I feel as if the protagonist is the Queen. There are many people the Scribe used as characters in the play that could be portrayed as a protagonist, but the Queen is the absolute most important throughout. She also is mostly ALWAYS in every scene. Throughout the play, every character tries to please the queen. The duchess may not have the queen's best interest, but she definitely tries to please her queen. Bolingbroke, Masham, and Abigail want the queen to be constantly pleased. For instance, Abigail realizes the queen is in love with Masham, whom Abigail loves as well. But she doesn't tell the queen and she lets Queen Anne pursue her love without a fight. That is true loyalty. Obviously, Scribe wants us to "root for" Queen Anne the most because no one ever betrays her. And the duchess, who does betray her, is looked upon as a bad lady and the readers have a sort of hate for her. At least, I do. Also, the reader gets frustrated with the queen, but it doesn't mean we necessarily disagree with her actions and decisions.