Character Relationship Map: Pity

Characters

• Lawyer (played by Giannis Drakopoulos) — protagonist

  Central protagonist severely addicted to sadness and desperate for pity. When his wife falls into a coma, he receives extensive comfort from friends and neighbors. After she miraculously recovers, he...

• Wife (played by Evi Saoulidou) — protagonist

  The lawyer's spouse who falls into a coma following an accident, serving as the catalyst for the protagonist's initial wave of sympathy and community support. Her miraculous recovery triggers the lawy...

• Son (played by Pavlos Makridis) — supporting

  The lawyer's child who is killed by the protagonist as part of his desperate escalation to induce profound sorrow. His murder is executed using the same dynamics observed in the murder case the lawyer...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Wife → Son (Family Mother And Son) — The Wife is the Son's mother; her coma temporarily separates her from him, though she later reports hearing him while unconscious.

  The plot refers to the Wife and the Lawyer's Son as a family, and says the Wife hears the Lawyer and their Son while she is unconscious.

• Lawyer → Son (Family Father And Son) — The Lawyer presents himself as a devoted father during the Wife's coma. The character profile additionally states that he later kills his Son in his escalation to provoke grief.

  The plot says the Lawyer and his Son wait for news about the Wife, and the Lawyer describes the two of them as enduring a nightmare because she may di...

• Lawyer → Wife (Family Spouses) — Her coma brings the Lawyer sympathy and attention; after she wakes and recovers, he notices that the pity directed at their family is fading.

  The plot identifies her as the Lawyer's wife. He tells others she may die, arranges practical help, and composes a song for her while she is in a coma...

Story Analysis

A lawyer's experience of his Wife's coma and recovery reveals how strongly he seeks the sympathy and emotional closeness that suffering brings.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Under Watch — The Wife lies in a coma, and the Lawyer and Son wait for news while receiving sympathy. The Lawyer's courtroom argument about pity introduces a theme that also shapes his personal life.
2. Care and Catastrophe — The Lawyer presents himself as devoted to his Wife, arranging help and composing a song in case she does not recover. His work takes him to a murder scene, where he discusses evidence.
3. Recovery Changes the Room — The Wife wakes, recalls hearing her family, and begins an impressive recovery. As the crisis recedes, the Lawyer notices that people's attention and sympathy are diminishing.
4. Seeking Another Grief — The Lawyer turns to stories of past losses and speaks about wanting to cry. In the closing exchange, he asks about a promised cake and accepts that it may come tomorrow.