▁real ises ▁she ▁was ▁out ▁bu ying ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁mon olog ue ▁from ▁Jess ▁who ▁is ▁over jo yed ▁at ▁having ▁been ▁proposed ▁to . ▁The ▁speech ▁is ▁very ▁philosoph ical ▁contrast ed ▁to ▁the ▁material istic ▁ch atter ▁of ▁before ▁however ▁the ▁future ▁is ▁for esh adow ed ▁as ▁Jess ▁claims ▁that ▁now ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁she ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁more ▁like ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁mag az ines . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁David ▁cr ushed ▁by ▁the ▁gu ilt ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁death ▁but ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁the ▁accum ulating ▁deb t ▁Jess ▁deeply ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁David ▁but ▁overcome ▁by ▁material ism ▁Mother ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁her ▁daughter , ▁Jess ' s ▁death ▁Father ▁when ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁res ent ing ▁an ▁elaborate ▁mem orial ▁to ▁a ▁stranger ▁for ▁over shadow ing ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁grave , ▁he ▁dest ro ys ▁it ▁Val ▁an ▁old ▁friend ▁of ▁David ' s ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁beg ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁Paul ▁a ▁colle ague ▁of ▁Val ' s ▁Dun can ▁a ▁sle azy ▁' agent ' ▁who ▁eng ages ▁separately ▁with ▁both ▁Jess ▁and ▁David , ▁offering ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁por n ography ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁deb t ▁Deb bie ▁a ▁possible ▁client ▁of ▁Dun can ' s ▁who ▁reve als ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁terror ising ▁her ▁co - work ers ▁secret ly ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁sur real ▁scene ▁with ▁ 5 ▁characters