In this play, the "miserable" characters would most obviously be the Mother, the Bride, and the Wife. The Mother displays her misery by constantly speaking of her dead son and husband, and wishing there was some better form of justice for their killers. She wants revenge that's greater than a prison cell but isn't able to because of the law, and she won't loose her only remaining son by sending him on a revenge mission. Once she has lost her final son, she only desires to be alone in her misery, which she likely achieves after the end of the play.
The Bride, displays her misery by her tone, generally, when speaking to the Maid. She seems irritated, angry, unhappy, and more after she becomes engaged to the Bridegroom. In the end of the play, she describes how her passion had been like sores on her body, and how the thing she desired to heal them as Leonardo. She had not been with Leonardo before because everyone else desired her to be with a wealthy, "good" man like the Bridegroom, and because Leonardo was already married with a child.
Finally, the Wife is obviously miserable, because she spends a lot of time in this play weeping. She is likely miserable because she is married to Leonardo, who is not a kind or compassionate man, and because she does not have a very easy life, as they are not very economically stable, apparently. It seems that she desires Leonardo to be a good man and to have a steady job and to treat herself and others well, but she is unable to change Leonardo and make him the way she wants him to be.
A less obviously miserable character is Leonardo. He is angry at everyone, all the time, which can be a manifestation of depression and misery. He yells at everyone, he works his horse to death, and neglects the feelings of others because he is so consumed by his own unhappiness. He wants to be with the Bride, and is obviously still in love with her. He cannot be with her because he is married, and because the Bride is getting married.
The Bride, displays her misery by her tone, generally, when speaking to the Maid. She seems irritated, angry, unhappy, and more after she becomes engaged to the Bridegroom. In the end of the play, she describes how her passion had been like sores on her body, and how the thing she desired to heal them as Leonardo. She had not been with Leonardo before because everyone else desired her to be with a wealthy, "good" man like the Bridegroom, and because Leonardo was already married with a child.
Finally, the Wife is obviously miserable, because she spends a lot of time in this play weeping. She is likely miserable because she is married to Leonardo, who is not a kind or compassionate man, and because she does not have a very easy life, as they are not very economically stable, apparently. It seems that she desires Leonardo to be a good man and to have a steady job and to treat herself and others well, but she is unable to change Leonardo and make him the way she wants him to be.
A less obviously miserable character is Leonardo. He is angry at everyone, all the time, which can be a manifestation of depression and misery. He yells at everyone, he works his horse to death, and neglects the feelings of others because he is so consumed by his own unhappiness. He wants to be with the Bride, and is obviously still in love with her. He cannot be with her because he is married, and because the Bride is getting married.
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