# Brontu Dejas — After the Divorce character guide > Brontu Dejas in After the Divorce by Grazia Deledda. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Brontu, Poor Brontu **First appearance:** 0002-part-i-i ## Snapshot A rich, drunken young landowner who married another man's wife and now drinks to forget that she does not love him. ## Who they are Brontu pursued Giovanna from the beginning, praying Costantino would be convicted so he could have her, and now finds marriage to her hollow. He bullies and blusters when drunk, threatens old Isidoro in the road, and swings between maudlin need and violent temper. His jealousy and instability make him the fuse in a household already primed by Martina's scheming and Giovanna's coldness. ## Relationships ### [Giovanna Era](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/giovanna_era) _romantic_ Brontu is a persistent suitor of Giovanna, creating romantic tension and rivalry with Costantino. ### [Aunt Bachissia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/aunt_bachissia) _social_ Aunt Bachissia and Brontu have a tense acquaintance, with Bachissia disapproving of his pursuit of Giovanna. ### [Giacobbe Dejas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/giacobbe_dejas) _family_ Brontu and Giacobbe are brothers, with a complex relationship marked by rivalry and family duty. ### [Costantino Ledda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/costantino_ledda) _rivalry_ Brontu and Costantino are bitter rivals, competing for Giovanna's affection and social standing. ### [Giacobbe Dejas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/giacobbe_dejas) _family_ Brontu and Giacobbe are brothers, with a complex relationship marked by rivalry and family duty. ### [Aunt Bachissia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/aunt_bachissia) _social_ Aunt Bachissia and Brontu have a tense acquaintance, with Bachissia disapproving of his pursuit of Giovanna. ### [Giovanna Era](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/giovanna_era) _romantic_ Brontu is a persistent suitor of Giovanna, creating romantic tension and rivalry with Costantino. ### [Giovanna Era](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/giovanna_era) _romantic_ Brontu is a persistent suitor of Giovanna, creating romantic tension and rivalry with Costantino. ### [Costantino Ledda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/costantino_ledda) _rivalry_ Brontu and Costantino are bitter rivals, competing for Giovanna's affection and social standing. ### [Aunt Bachissia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/aunt_bachissia) _social_ Aunt Bachissia and Brontu have a tense acquaintance, with Bachissia disapproving of his pursuit of Giovanna. ### [Costantino Ledda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/costantino_ledda) _rivalry_ Brontu and Costantino are bitter rivals, competing for Giovanna's affection and social standing. ### [Giacobbe Dejas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/giacobbe_dejas) _family_ Brontu and Giacobbe are brothers, with a complex relationship marked by rivalry and family duty. ## In the story ### [After the Divorce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/after-the-divorce) Giovanna's new husband, whose interest in her led to the marriage. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-iv) Drunk, confesses his love for Giovanna and his plan to marry her after her divorce; later returns from work and takes savage pleasure in the Eras' misfortune. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-v) Attends Mass in new clothes; Giacobbe reports that Brontu publicly offered to marry Giovanna if she gets a divorce. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-vi) Mentioned as having a passion for Giovanna, which she had refused; Costantino feels alarm upon learning Giovanna works at the Dejases. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-i-vii) Driven by passion for Giovanna, he torments Giacobbe with his marriage project. In a flashback, he decides to go to Giovanna's house to speak with her after Aunt Bachissia's visit. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-x) Sits talking quietly, gazing passionately at Giovanna; follows her to the adjoining room and embraces her. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xi) Giovanna's husband, who is often drunk and angry, making her life unbearable. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xii) Brontu is drunk and quarrelsome, attempting to assert dominance over Giovanna but ultimately sobering when the conflict escalates. He tries to mediate but is ineffectual. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii) Freshly shaven and gay, participates in the baptismal procession. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv) Mentioned as someone Giacobbe wants to confess to; has visited the sick man twice. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xv) Mentioned as the man Giovanna has married, adding to Costantino's sense of loss. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi) Heard laughing with Giovanna; his marriage to her is described as abusive, treating her like a slave. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii) Mentioned as a threat by Uncle Isidoro; Costantino dismisses the danger of Brontu killing or arresting him. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters/brontu_dejas - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_the_divorce_se/characters