Character Relationship Map: The Rounders

Characters

• Mr. Full (played by Charlie Chaplin) — protagonist

  Mr. Full is a drunken husband who returns home and is scolded by Mrs. Full. At her urging, he investigates the fight across the hall, but instead joins Mr. Fuller in stealing their wives' money. The t...

• Mr. Fuller (played by Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle) — supporting

  Mr. Fuller is Mr. Full's equally intoxicated neighbor and the husband of Mrs. Fuller. After coming home, he fights with his wife and begins strangling her when she strikes him. He later teams up with...

• Mrs. Full (played by Phyllis Allen) — supporting

  Mrs. Full is Mr. Full's wife, who scolds him when he returns drunk. Hearing the violent struggle between Mr. Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, she sends her husband to investigate. She then argues with the othe...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mr. Full → Mrs. Full (Family Spouses) — They are married, but their domestic relationship is strained by Mr. Full's drunken behavior.

  Mr. Full returns home to a scolding from his wife, Mrs. Full.

Story Dynamics

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

• Mr. Fuller → Mrs. Full (Social Neighbor) — Their connection is based on neighboring households and shared domestic commotion.

  Mr. Fuller is identified as Mr. Full's neighbor, and the two households are across the hall from each other.

• Mr. Full → Mr. Fuller (Alliance Escape Partner) — The two men cooperate in their drunken theft, disorder, and flight.

  Mr. Full and Mr. Fuller steal their wives' money, flee together to a cafe, and later escape in a rowboat.

Story Analysis

Two drunken neighbors turn domestic disorder into theft, escalating escape, and a grimly comic disappearance on a pond.

Plot Progression

1. Drunken Neighbors Collide — Mr. Full returns home drunk and is scolded by Mrs. Full. Mr. Fuller arrives equally intoxicated and begins a violent fight with his wife.
2. A Household Disturbance — Mrs. Full hears the altercation across the hall and sends Mr. Full to investigate. The two wives begin arguing while the men recognize an opportunity.
3. The Stolen Escape — Mr. Full and Mr. Fuller steal their wives' money and flee together. They take the stolen money to a cafe, where their drunken behavior causes more trouble.
4. Flight Onto The Pond — Their spouses find them at the cafe, forcing another escape. The two men reach a leaky rowboat and believe they are beyond reach.
5. Sleep Beneath Rising Water — The men fall asleep in the leaking boat, unaware that water is rising around them. They eventually disappear into the pond.