Abstract:
This article aims to present the characters Tonho and Paco of the play Dois perdidos numa noite suja (1966) by playwright Plínio Marcos, thus establishing a comparison with the figure of the Spanish picaro whose characters very closely mirror those of the plinianos beings. In this way, it is proposed, initially, the approach of the main characteristics of the theatrical character, in order to verify the elements that constitute the fictitious being in the dramaturgy and, thus, to analyze the profiles and the relationships existing between the characters of the play in question. Showing, therefore, the social marginality and its consequences (assault, theft, murder) as the main themes explored by Plínio and by Spanish picaresca.
Keywords:
Plínio Marcos; Dramaturgy; Character; Picaro; Marginality