Character Relationship Map: Quei due

Characters

• Il professore (played by Eduardo De Filippo) — protagonist

  One of the two impoverished performers at the center of the story, he repeatedly tries to find work while hunger and misfortune undermine him. He performs a pigeon trick with Giacomino, argues with hi...

• Giacomino (played by Peppino De Filippo) — supporting

  An impoverished performer and Il professore's partner, Giacomino shares his repeated, often unsuccessful efforts to earn a living and find food. Their pigeon act leads to a quarrel that costs them a c...

• Pierotta (played by Anna Magnani) — supporting

  Pierotta becomes the focus of the performers' rivalry when they compete to impress her with predictions about her romantic future. She later has a private encounter with them, where jealousy and an ar...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Giacomino → Pierotta (Romantic Rival Suitor) — Giacomino is involved in the performers' competition around Pierotta, which contributes to jealousy and the argument during their private encounter.

  At the fair, the two performers compete to predict a young woman's romantic future. The later private encounter with Pierotta involves jealousy and a...

• Il professore → Pierotta (Romantic Rival Suitor) — Il professore's romantic rivalry with Giacomino carries into the encounter with Pierotta, where jealousy contributes to the escalating conflict.

  At the fair, the two performers compete to predict a young woman's romantic future. Later, the plot places them in a private encounter with Pierotta a...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Il professore → Giacomino (Alliance Strained Performance Partners) — They rely on one another in their attempts to find work, but hunger, competition, and repeated disputes strain their partnership.

  The plot describes them as two impoverished performers who repeatedly try to earn a living together. Their argument over the pigeon trick costs them a...

Story Analysis

Two hungry performers repeatedly undermine their attempts to earn a living through rivalry and misadventure, ending in an unresolved escape crisis.

Plot Progression

1. Hunger and a Botched Chicken — The impoverished performers struggle to make a living while hunger prompts a failed attempt to take and cook a chicken. Their landlady's arrival forces them to hide what they have done.
2. The Pigeon Trick Falls Apart — The pair seek work on stage with a pigeon trick, but dispute whether the bird has become a chicken. Their quarrel costs them a contract and deepens their strained partnership.
3. A Suspicious Host's Dinner — A host who suspects betrayal tells the performers a story about bad friends and warns them about a voice on the telephone. The meal becomes chaotic when a guest appears overcome, and the pair flee.
4. Fairground Rivalry and Pierotta — Still hungry, the performers barter for food and look for work at a fair. Their competition over romantic predictions continues into a private encounter with Pierotta, where jealousy and argument trig...
5. Trapped Above the Fire — The men become trapped upstairs as danger closes in, and Pierotta tries to leave after one threatens suicide. With a door locked and fire nearby, they try to seal the cracks and find safety, but their...