Character Relationship Map: Solitaire

Characters

• Maurice (played by Ali El Khalil) — supporting

  Therese's husband and Ghada's father, he is also the town's mayor. He welcomes Ghada home from Dubai but avoids telling Therese that Samer and his family are Syrian. His affair with his assistant is e...

• Riad (played by Bassam Kousa) — supporting

  Samer's father, Riad visits Ghada's family with his wife and son for the engagement. At lunch, he asks Therese about her brother's trips to Syria and sings a song she used to share with her brother, b...

• Solange (played by Betty Taoutel) — supporting

  Therese's neighbor, Solange speaks with Marwan before Ghada's engagement gathering. She tells him about the engagement, which he had not known about, even though he has bought a ring and plans to prop...

• Samer (played by Jaber Jokhadar) — supporting

  A Syrian man seeking to marry Ghada, Samer arrives at her home with his parents, Riad and Nazek. He becomes jealous when Ghada and her ex, Marwan, share memories and dance, and he punches Marwan after...

• Nazek (played by Nadine Khoury) — supporting

  Samer's mother, Nazek accompanies her husband and son to Ghada's home for the engagement. During lunch, she notices Maurice's assistant announce a planned trip with him, drawing attention to his affai...

• Marwan (played by Said Serhan) — supporting

  Ghada's ex-partner, Marwan plans to propose to her after she returns from Dubai, unaware that she is about to become engaged to Samer. Therese brings him to the family gathering, where his memories an...

• Ghada (played by Serena Chami) — supporting

  The daughter of Therese and Maurice, Ghada returns from Dubai for her engagement to Samer. Her former partner Marwan appears at the family gathering, and their shared past fuels Samer's jealousy. Ghad...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Nazek → Ghada (Family Prospective Mother In Law) — Nazek is connected to Ghada through the proposed marriage to Samer.

  Nazek attends the engagement gathering with Samer and Riad and becomes involved when the ring is found in her bag.

• Riad → Ghada (Family Prospective Father In Law) — Riad is connected to Ghada through Samer's engagement with her.

  Riad attends the engagement gathering as Samer's father and interacts with Ghada's family before the planned marriage.

• Maurice → Samer (Family Prospective Father In Law) — Maurice is connected to Samer through Ghada's proposed marriage.

  Maurice picks up Ghada before meeting Samer and is involved in the engagement between Ghada and Samer.

• Ghada → Marwan (Romantic Former Lovers) — Ghada and Marwan share a past romance that threatens her engagement to Samer.

  Marwan is described as Ghada's ex and arrives with a ring intending to propose to her. They also discuss missing each other in Ghada's email.

• Ghada → Samer (Romantic Fiancees) — Ghada and Samer are engaged, separate after a confrontation, and reunite before marrying.

  Samer comes to Ghada's home for their engagement, and the story ends with their wedding after they reconcile.

• Riad → Nazek (Family Spouses) — Riad and Nazek are presented as Samer's married parents.

  Riad and Nazek attend the engagement as Samer's parents and act together as one family unit.

• Nazek → Samer (Family Mother) — Nazek is Samer's mother and becomes involved when the hidden ring is found in her bag.

  Nazek arrives with Samer and Riad as part of Samer's family. The plot explicitly identifies her as Samer's mother.

• Riad → Samer (Family Father) — Riad is Samer's father and participates actively in the family meeting.

  Riad arrives with Samer for the engagement gathering and is explicitly identified as Samer's father.

• Maurice → Ghada (Family Father) — Maurice is Ghada's father and initially tries to manage the engagement situation.

  Maurice picks Ghada up from Dubai and is identified as her father. He is involved in decisions surrounding her engagement.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Solange → Marwan (Social Acquaintances) — Solange is a neighbor who communicates information to Marwan.

  Solange talks with Marwan and learns that he does not know about Ghada's engagement.

• Samer → Marwan (Conflict Rivals) — Samer and Marwan become romantic rivals during the engagement gathering.

  Samer becomes jealous of Marwan at the lunch, exchanges hostile comments with him, and punches him after a sharp remark.

Story Analysis

A family engagement is threatened by prejudice, unresolved love, jealousy, and concealed betrayal before reconciliation leads to marriage.

Plot Progression

1. A Divided Engagement — Ghada returns from Dubai to an engagement arranged with Samer. The family's Syrian background collides with entrenched prejudice, creating immediate tension.
2. Secrets Enter the House — Marwan is secretly brought into the gathering, while memories of his relationship with Ghada begin resurfacing. Samer's family waits through increasingly awkward interactions.
3. Jealousy At The Table — A shared song briefly connects the families, but Marwan's arrival and the old dance photograph reignite romantic jealousy. The lunch ends in physical violence.
4. Broken Ring, New Beginning — Ghada's email causes another emotional crisis, followed by reconciliation with Samer. The planted ring exposes the family's secrets, but acceptance and marriage eventually follow.