The characters in Cosi explore the human condition

Julie

Cherry

Henry

Roy

Lewis

Doug

Has severe control issues, which adds to his perfectionism. Representative of the human condition

Mirrors Cherry, as they both are passionate characters who have severe control issues

Institutionalized, 42 years old

The colour red represents him as it is firey and passionate.

Represents passion , an important part of the human condition

Has a connection with fire as he has burnt cats and burns the theatre down, which is used a vehicle to explore the human condition

Is passionate yet violent, unlike Roy who doesn't represent violence

Is unfiltered and course which breaks down the barrier of illusion and reality

Provokes Julie, which represents anger provoking the depression

Pyromaniac, 26 years old

Has a connection with Lewis as they both have a childlike wonder towards them

Roy often treats him like a dog due to his easy going personality which represents the hierarchy within society

Has a nativity to him and is often within his own world

Represents transformation and how we all have the ability to change

Former lawyer, 45 years old

She represents the fine line between love and obsession which represents the human condition

She has violent tendencies and often snaps unexpectedly which represents society's ability to act without thinking

Has severe trust issues and is naive towards how society is functioning

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Institutionalized, 33 years old

Julie also represents depression, an important part of the human condition

Her drug dependency shows the illusion within society

Transformation is shown through Julie, as she transforms from being someone with drug dependency to herself again

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Severe drug dependency, 24 years old

His infidelity with Julie represents the key theme of Cosi and Cosi Fan Tutte

His rage is very hypocritical towards Lucy, as he wasn't faithful

Represents love and infidelity

Is blinded by his love for Julie to see Lucy's infidelity

Uni graduate, 21 years old

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