Which characters appear to be miserable int he play and why? When and how do the characters express their misery? What do the characters desire and what stops them from going after what each desire?
The bride and the mother are both the characters that are most miserable in the play. The bride is miserable because she first has an internal conflict about marriage and then she loses both of the men that she loves. The mother is miserable because she does not want to lose her son, and she fears letting him away from her home. The bride expresses her misery when talking to the maid in Act 2 Scene 1. The mother expresses her misery openly to her son in the very first act. Both expressions are verbal, although the mother's is far more erratic. The bride desires a happy marriage but Leonardo stops her from achieving that when he shows up speaking of the past. The mother wants her son to stay safe at home but his own goals and desires pull him away from her and result in his death, which ultimately stops the mother from achieving what she desires.
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