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It is Father’s daya celebration that takes place on the third Sunday of June in most Latin American countries, we want to remember those fatherly figures who have left their mark on the stages.
Authoritarian, brave, loving and terrible are some of the adjectives with which we can describe these emblematic characters that flood the universal theater.
Away. King of Thebes who was advised by the oracle not to have offspring or it would be his downfall. However, during a night of drinks Yocasta becomes pregnant, after her birth, the child is abandoned on a mountain. But destiny was already marked and Oedipus manages to survive thanks to the help of a shepherd who welcomes him. As time passes, Laius and Oedipus come face to face, argue and Oedipus ends up killing his father, thus fulfilling the terrible prophecy and becoming the first parricide in literature.
Rey Lear. This iconic character in the Shakespearean world tells us the story of a monarch who, in order to live his last days in peace, decides to leave his kingdom to his three daughters, but puts them to a test. However, life teaches him a terrible lesson as a result of his misjudgments, as he will soon feel threatened by two of them and only Cordelia, whom the king despises, is the only one who shows true and unselfish love. towards her father.
Jean Valjean. From the masterpiece of Victor Hugo, Valjean is a man who was imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread and after several escape attempts, ends up serving 19 years in prison. Leaving him, he is helped by a priest and decides to change his lifestyle. He becomes the adoptive father of an orphan girl whom he saves from being mistreated and her love is so great that he is willing to give her life as long as she can find happiness with the man he loves. loves.
Willy Loman From the pen of Arthur Miller, we meet this 63-year-old man who is dedicated to selling on an outpatient basis, whose career is in a tailspin. Obsessed with achieving success, a situation that he tries to impose on his children at all costs, seeing himself as a failure he must face old age in ways he never imagined.
Big potato. This rich, southern man comes from one of the best-known works of Tennessee Williams. When the family gathers to celebrate the patriarch’s birthday, the birthday, after he was admitted to the hospital. During the evening, the conflicts that afflict this family are present, especially the relationship with one of his sons and, of course, her wife, although she is unaware that her days are numbered.
And you, what other character would you add?
By Itaí Cruz, Photos: INBAL and courtesy of IQ Icunacury Acosta & Co.
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