The magazine MAQ January 2019 | Page 80

So, Brancati’s theatre writing seems traditional in the plot, but is very exotic in the dialogues.

Every character express the obsession to be an important man. But, every character is a man without qualities, even if he speaks as he were a great man.

For this people the sex becomes main means of success. Brancati calls this mentality “gallismo” (in Italian to make love as a cock… that is to say that every cock satisfies ten hens).