7 Dom Casmurro characters analyzed
Uma das works-prima de Machado de Assis, Dom Casmurro It is a timeless romance that was published in 1899. Loaded with symbols, or entanglement in a portrait of the Rio de Janeiro society of the time, I expose its weaknesses and its serious moorish vices.
O livro, narrated by the protagonist, functions as a retrospective through which one tries to explain everything that happens in his life. Serious personagens, with complex and unique characteristics, deserve a deep analysis.
1. Bentinho / Santiago / Dom Casmurro
The narrator and protagonist of the story is called by several names, a long year of the narrative, which corresponds to different phases of his personality. Initially it was Bentinho, an introverted garoto and unsafe who lives protected by the family, mainly by Dona Glória.
Embora he does not want to enter non-seminary, he is unable to challenge or his destiny or to oppose the matriarch. On the other hand, paixão by Capitu, his vizinha and friend from childhood, or rises to rejecto to the idea of being a father.
Assim, the always is dependent gives external help, specifying two plans of Capitu and two councilors of José Dias to free himself from his destination.
Later, after leaving religious studies and attending university, he went to stay at Bento Santiago. He was not more than a man, but a bem-happened advocate, and had the opportunity to control his life from him. Nesse moment, he can finally marry with Capitu and start a family.
Like Ezequiel's chegada, or filho do casal, Santiago shows himself a dedicated, loving and present homem. Not so, to his paixão by Capitu vira ciume e posse sentiment. This cenário piora as the sudden death of my friend, Escobar. I sell as a wife with no wakefulness, it starts to suspend that you two tinham an extra-conjugal case.
From daí, he becomes paranoid and distrustful, repairing nas semelhanças between Ezequiel and Escobar, or that or leads to deny paternidade do garoto.
I want to leave my family in Europe, my fearful velho is transformed, bitter and lonely. He passes, then, to be known not to dance like Dom Casmurro, becoming a kind of local anti-hero.
2. Capitu
Capitolina is a vizinha and a friend of Bentinho since childhood. Described as a tall menina, with clear and attentive eyes, she is always more agiu mature that or companheiro. Her family has less possessions than you vizinhos, but is not prevented from dreaming of luxury and wealth.
For isso, she many times she is accused of futility and seen as an ambitious woman. Extremely smart and determined, she ends up assuming a position of dominance, not a relationship.
Determined to marry as a lover, she creates several plans to escape from the seminary. Capitu cogita attached to blackmail and decides to approach Dona Glória, winning her sympathy. For these and for others, several people to climb as manipulative and a potential ameaça.
José Dias, or "attached" to the family, affirms that the theme "olhos de cigana oblíqua e dissimulada", insinuating that she can hide segregated ou second intentions. Gradually, my husband also began to doubt her character and fidelity of her.
Astonished ciume of Santiago, the final tragic theme: she is abandoned as filho, exiled from everyone, and ends up dying in Europe. Embora his betrayal never has to be proved (because you are based on the impressions of the narrator), a personagem is accused as an adulteress.
Remain, then, to dúvid that torments you readers: Capitu traiu ou não traiu? Mentiu for Santiago or were you a victim of his obsessão doentia? As for isso, there are no definitive answers, just to the interpretation of each um.
3. Escobar
Escobar é or third vertex do love triangle, real or fictitious, which ends up destroying the life of the house. He knows Bentinho not a seminary and, also as a protagonist, not a vocation for or a priesthood.
Quickly, he becomes or melhor friend of Bentinho, to burn the adolescent confidence to his paixão by Capitu e or desire to leave or local.
Loiro, of clear olhos and "fugitives", or young man was mysterious and, for times, he stays in silence. Or his behavior in the way he described suggests that he could also be hiding something.
Escobar also left the seminary and managed to enrich the world of commerce, with the help of a friend and an initial loan from Dona Glória.
He marries Sancha, Capitu's childhood friend, and becomes Ezequiel's godfather (who, aliás, ganha or seu first no me). Her sudden death was a moment of narrative turn, causing her to be overthrown.
Passing to be seen as the lover of Capitu e pai illegítimo da criança, he is transformed not major rival the protagonist. Her memory is shadowed by Dom Casmurro and, since he is dead, she cannot be able to clarify the story or tell his version of two facts.
4. Dona Glória
Viúva de Pedro de Albuquerque Santigo e mãe de Bentinho, Dona Glória and a woman rich, bountiful and protective, caught up in tradition and religion. Ainda young and pretty, she barely lives in função do filho, which she pampers anyway.
A generous woman sheltering several people at her house, in order to help them: this is the case of José Dias, Tio Cosme and Prima Justina.
Or if I wanted him to be mine, it was so strong that Glória Fez uma grande promessa: or filho would continue or priesthood. For different reasons, she lives divided between a vontade de ter Bentinho for a job and a sending order for the seminar.
Assim, when he arrives at the time, she decides to force either to follow or to the destination that was determined for him. Not so, I sell to dissatisfaction of Santiago, just allowing that she follow your university studies and marry with Capitu.
Embora, I do not eat, it is a great inimiga da relação, it ends up spending my time with her nora and supporting two dois felicidade.
5. Jose Dias
Friendly and sophisticated, José Dias is a doctor and velho friend of family that I went to live in Dona Glória's house. Or "added", as he is understood by the, love of talking and giving boas gargalhadas with everyone.
Always wearing elegant clothes, with an old style, he always showed perceptive e, at times, até seems to guess certain things, before they happen.
First, to please the housewife, he supports Bentinho's going to the seminary and defends his vocation. Contudo, he também é o first to repair na paixão that was born between o garoto e Capitu.
Going to occupy or place of a father figure for or protagonist, José Dias becomes seu greatest ally new adventures to follow. With your tricks and capacity of persuasion, or "added" get free or young from seminary and accompany us superior studies.
In spite of everything, he was also the first to alert Santiago and his family about Capitu's hidden personality. Embora remains ignored, at the time, later all credit his words of him.
6. Uncle Cosme
Or inhabitant more velho gives "casa dos três viúvos", Cosme and Irmão de Dona Glória. Described as a big, huddled, and calm homem, he is never confused or surrounded.
For many years, he was an advocate defending his ideias for paixão e vitalidade. Not so much, how or time, I ficou more tired and he was losing vontade from being over-jump or losing patience.
I don't mess around with all the confusion, or man keep me cool neutral and friendly posture And, even by observing everything that happens, she never pronounces her opinion or tries to solve the problems there.
7. Cousin justina
Contrary to Cosme, Justina is a viúva dated and intransigent. Dona Glória's cousin, who lives with her due to financial necessity, assumes a hostile stance and "do against", in several passages of the work.
The same when everyone defends that Bentinho should be sent to the seminary, Justina discordant, because she manages to acknowledge that he is not a vocation to be a father.
Always distrustful, feared and attached growth like those who go to or local, is the only one who does not change his mind about the Capitu, continuing to question his nature.
Or the same happens as Escobar, or friend of Santiago, because he nurtures a deep antipathy, even if the rest of the family are delighted with him.
Take the opportunity to see also:
- Livro Dom Casmurro, by Machado de Assis
- Livro Quincas Borba, by Machado de Assis
- Livro O Alienista, by Machado de Assis
- Conto A Cartomante, by Machado de Assis
- Conto Missa do Galo, by Machado de Assis
- Livro Memórias Posthumas de Brás Cubas, by Machado de Assis
