The alazon, in Greek comedy is the opponent of the Eiron. They are imposters that see themselves as greater than they actually are, and their usual function in a drama is as blocking humors, characters predominated by one trait that block the romance between the hero and heroine. In Greek drama, the eiron (ειÏων, self-deprecator)[1] was a comedic character who succeeded by bringing his braggart opponent, the alazon, down by making himself seem like less than he actually was. ...
Two such alazons are the senex iratus, the heavy father, and the miles gloriosus, the boasting soldier. The senex iratus or heavy father figure is a comic archetype character who belongs to the alazon or impostor group in theater, manifesting himself through his rages and threats, his obsessions and his gullibility. ... Miles Gloriosus (literally, boastful soldier, in the Latin language) is a stock character from the drama of the classical period, specifically from comedy. ...
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