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- Spoilt
- Childish
- Immature
- Spiteful
- Self-centred
- Emotionally Unstable
- Flirtatious
- Confrontational
- Defensive
- Erratic
- Unpredictable
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- She is unable to look after herself and refuses to seek professional help
- She has a heavy addiction to alcohol which gives her a variety of personalities
- Her children call her by her first name
- She spends most of her time in her son, Henry's, bed
- Martha has not dealt with her divorce from husband Hugh and takes this out on Henry
- She uses alcohol and prescription drugs as her coping strategy
- She treats her son as a toy or a soldier
- She has an unhealthy and incestuous relationship with Henry
- She is the main problem in the play
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- Scene 2 - We meet Martha and she is all over her son, Henry. She acts like a child, its clear she has an addiction issue. She is not happy to see Mia.
- Scene 4 - She panics as Henry didn't come home the night before. She has ripped up his clothes as a punishment. She finds out he has lost his virginity and gets jealous and explains how shed thought he was gay. She gives him a love bite.
- Scene 6 - Martha pretends that her son "Harry" is dead. She plays with Henry's mind until he decides to join in. Martha has left cat food out so she can attract Henry' attention. She is angry at him for not coming home.
- Scene 8 - Henry and Martha have been up all night drinking as he is wearing numerous items of her clothing. Martha drags up arguments from her and Hugh's past. Martha uses Henry to gang up on Hugh about his money. Martha and Mia agree and begin to gang up on Hugh together. She leaves the scene very dignified and goes to rehab.
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- Scene 2 - "I would rather have led a short life of incomparable luxury and decadence than a long and boring one.
- Scene 4 - "You stayed the night, with, a, boy?" / "When you do, you can show her that"
- Scene 6 - "I did have a son, called Harry, actually. Well, he died, about five hours ago" / "If you have a drink with me"
- Scene 8 - "You relinquished your parental responsibility when you ****** off with your little strumpet" / "Sweeties, your daddy doesn't give a **** about you" / "A lady must have dignity"
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