Accidental death of an anarchist

Superintendent:

• Based on Marcelo Guida
• He was a government official under Mussolini
• He led an anti-fascist concentration camp in WWII
• He has traits of 'Brighella' from Commedia Dell'arte, as well as a bit of 'Il Capitano'
• Highest ranking police officer
• Boasts his physical power in interrogations
• Makes sure his solution to a problem serves him well, and normally gets other, lower ranking officers do the dirty work for him as he is lazy
• He is easily fooled by others, as he is naive enough to think people he isnt interrogating is telling the truth, shown by him believing Maniac is the judge

Pissani:

• Based on Luigi Calbresi
• Was believed to have been directly involved in the Death of Giuseppe Pinelli
• He could have also been a representation of all police at the time, with his misuse of power
• he tries to prove his innocence but ultimately proves he was guilty to the Maniac
• Fo satirises Calabresi, using the Maniac to point out the flaws in his story
• He makes himself look like a fool due to his narcissistic nature
• he shrinks to a coward after the Maniac poses to be the judge, showing ho wmuch of a coward he really is
• His bravado goes straight out the window as soon as he is in danger

Bertozzo

• Begins the play trying to convince the audience he is the good guy, and is misunderstood
• He is mocked and is the victim of mockery and physical abuse
• He starts out as a straight out guy, but descends into anger 
• comedy can be derived from his outbursts, emphasising the lunacy, and incompetence of the police force
• He believes he is respected, but doesn't know he is ridiculed 
• He walks with tension and safety
• Normally goes out in a rage, after his temper has boiled over