Captain Keller is described in the play The Miracle Worker as being "a hearty gentleman." When the play begins, Captain Keller is a man in his forties. He has a beard and sometimes wears spectacles. He is married to his second wife, Kate and has a son, James, from his first marriage. He was a captain during the Civil War and comes from an established family. He is proud of his family name, Keller. His daughter, Helen, becomes deaf and blind due to illness at a young age. By the time Helen is six, Captain Keller and his wife have taken Helen to many doctors, but they have no solutions. Captain Keller is fed up with how disruptive their household is because of Helen, and he has lost hope of her becoming well or getting help.
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