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MAIN CHARACTERS 

Adelaide Ciafrocchi 

Oreste Nardi

Nello Serafini

SIDE CHARACTERS

Silvana Ciafrocchi (Sister)

Ambleto di Meo (Butcher Husband)

Antonia (Wife)

Ugo (Oreste’s Friend)

Adelaide Ciafrocchi

Adelaide is a vivacious flower seller caught in a destructive love triangle. Torn between Oreste’s wild jealousy and Nello’s calm affection, she struggles with guilt, attempted suicide, psychoanalysis, and, eventually, takes her sister Silvana’s advice to leave both men behind.

Oreste Nardi

Oreste is a passionate, jealous bricklayer and political activist. After meeting Nello at a Communist Party demonstration, he becomes entangled in a turbulent three‑way affair with Adelaide and Nello, leading him down a tragic path of betrayal and madness.

Nello Serafini

Nello is the gentle Tuscan pizza‑maker who befriends Adelaide. Unlike Oreste, he does not believe in owning his lover. When Oreste tries to share Adelaide, Nello resists the arrangement, and the tension grows. His measured approach contrasts sharply with Oreste’s jealousy.

Silvana Ciafrocchi (Sister)

Adelaide’s sister — a religious yet pragmatic prostitute who offers her sister advice on how to escape a chaotic love life.

Ambleto Di Meo

Ambleto is a local meat‑dealer or butcher who eventually becomes Adelaide’s short‑lived suitor following Silvana’s suggestion.

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EXTRAS

Presiding Judge

Counsel

Man with Moustache

Wife of Oreste

Protesters

Therapist

Hospital Staff and Patients