Cavalleria Rusticana (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Giovanni Verga
- First Published: 1880
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: A small village in Sicily
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Villages, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Italy or Italians, Duels or dueling, Peasantry or peasants
- Locales: Sicily, Italy
Characters Discussed
Turiddu Macca (tew-REED-dew MAHK-kah), a swaggering youth with an eye for the ladies. He is self-confident, cocky, and convinced of his own sexual appeal. Returning from the army, still wearing the rakish cap of the soldier, he fully expects to continue his relationship with Lola, to whom he considers himself engaged. He learns that she is going to marry the local carter, Alfio. In spiteful bravado he courts Santa, the daughter of a well-to-do landowner. Although he does not really love her, he woos Santa with a kind of rough tenderness and a...
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