Each in His Own Way (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Luigi Pirandello
- First Published: 1924
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Play of ideas
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Genres: Drama, Problem play, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Values, Acting or actors, 1920’s, Reality, Truth, Personality, Existentialism, Drama or dramatists, Life, philosophy of, Italy or Italians
- Locales: Italy
Characters Discussed
Donna Livia Palegari (LEE-vee- ah pah-leh-GAH-ree), an elderly woman. A mouthpiece of conventional morality and behavior, Donna Livia is a caricature of ignorant self-righteousness. She is outraged because her son defended the infamous Delia Morello in an argument, for she fears he may have fallen in love with a woman of such ill repute. Oblivious to the complexities of human motivation presented by the situation at hand, Donna Livia (and thus the decorum she represents) appears ridiculous and meaningless.
Diego Cinci (dee-AH-goh CHEEN-chee), a young...
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