Fifth Issue

Karagiozis has three sons: Kollitiris, Kopritis and Mirigokos. The
eldest one, Kollitiris, who appears more often on the screen, is
physically the replica of his father. He is the characteristic type of
the street urchin of Athens. He has a funny accent, as he uses “l” in
place of “r”.
Aglaia or Karagiozena is Karagiozis’ wife. A physical replica of
Karagiozis as well, she takes on the role of nagging and jealous wife, of an
aggressive personality. She rarely appears on the stage, and usually only
her voice is heard: “You-good-for nothing, faceless, useless tramp, you
are determined to destroy us!” The interaction with her husband is
reduced to quarrels over food, shelter and debts.
Born on the Ionian Sea island of Zakynthos, Sior Dionysius or Nionios is
dressed like a European, with top hat and tails, as he claims to be
descendant of a rich and noble family. Civilized and dignified, but naïve,
he speaks very fast, in the way people of Zakynthos speak, and his speech
is full of Italian words and phrases. He enters the scene singing to himself
a Zakynthian cantata.
With his huge head and his distinctive nasal voice because of his
oversize nose, Morfonios (= handsome young man) is under the
impression that he is very good-looking, and that every woman would
fall in love with him. He is the type of the elegant idiot. He lisps and
he always calls for his mother or even faints, every time that
Karagiozis threatens him. Because of his huge head, long nose and
nasal voice, Karagiozis frequently compares him to an elephant.
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