Characters

Pete Campbell

Monday, April 25th, 2011
Pete Campbell

Pete Campbell Pete Campbell is a social climber. He is ambitious to the point of being cutthroat. Although physically weak, Pete is not afraid to stand up for what he believes, and what he believes in is himself.  Pete’s character can rub almost everyone in the office the wrong way, except for Peggy who he [...]

Peggy Olson

Monday, April 25th, 2011
Peggy Olson

Peggy Olson Peggy Olson has quite a ride!! She started work at Sterling Cooper as Don’s newest secretary: a position that usually means you need to sleep with the boss. In the first episode, Peggy offers herself to Don and he refuses. However, Don grows to greatly respect Peggy and thinks of her as one [...]

Roger Sterling

Monday, April 25th, 2011
Roger Sterling

Roger Sterling Roger Sterling inherited everything and accomplished nothing. – Roger is one of the main partners. His role was given to him by his father, for whom the firm was partially named. Roger was married, then left his wife for a younger woman. He is the father of Joan’s child but no one knows. [...]

Betty Draper

Monday, April 25th, 2011
Betty Draper

Betty Draper Betty Draper is the husband of Don.   In the early seasons, Betty was a sympathetic character: a woman trapped in the social and sexual constraints of her day. However, as the show has progressed Betty has become more shrill, a worse mother, and a terrible wife. She has been married twice on the [...]

Don Draper

Monday, April 25th, 2011
Don Draper

Don Draper – Don Draper is one slick dude.  He is powerful, he is good looking, he is a charmer. At the same time, Don is not who he says he is. In fact, he’s someone completely different. Don is Dick Whitman: a poor, fatherless hick from down south.  Dick leaves the Korean war a [...]