Characters in The Night Circus- The Murray Twins

          The Murray twins are simple characters, yet there is something special about them at the same time. One of the most important things to note while reading the story was the timing of their birth. 

          The book says, "Six minutes before midnight, Winston Aidan Murray is born.  Seven minutes after midnight, his sister, Penelope Aislin Murray follows..."

          "Close to dawn, when the circus is emptying, they are taken for a walk around the tents and into the courtyard.  The purpose is ostensibly to lull them to sleep, but they stay awake, watching the lights and the costumes and the stripes on the tents around them, strangely alert for being only a few hours old." (pg. 122-123)

          The timing in which the twins are born is an important part of the story because the circus is born with them.  They are the only children born inside of the circus throughout the whole book.  They are also born on opening night.  This is remarkable because it stands as the beginning of the connection between them and the circus.  They would grow up to take the place of the circus owners and they would end up ultimately running the circus together.  The Murray twins were born with the circus and they grew up just as the circus grew up. Their birth on opening night was a symbol of their obligation to the circus world.