Marco

Marco

1. Honour

   • Grateful to Eddie and Bea
     • "Eduardo.." (He goes to Eddie offering his hand)
   • "I accuse that one!"
     • He fights Eddie because of his sense of honour
   • He doesn't believe in law
     • "I don't understand this country"

2. Family

   • Sicily
     • Economic migrant-he travelled for work
     • Wife and three children
       • Older one is sick in his chest
         • Wife feeds them out of her own mouth
         • "He trusts his wife"
   • Rodolpho
     • Acts as a father figure to Rodolpho
       • Always looks after him
         • After Eddie boxes Rodolpho Marco intimidates him
           • End of Act 1 is tense and gives a foreshadowing of events
       • "He dreams, he dreams"

3. Personality

   • He is a stubborn man
   • He honours his word
     • Except when he kills Eddie...
   • Dominant
     • Air of authority