ðə sˈɛnɛks ɪɹˈæɾəs ɔːɹ hˈɛvi fˈɑːðɚ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪz ɐ kˈɑːmɪk ˈɑːɹkɪtˌaɪp kˈæɹɪktɚ hˌuː bᵻlˈɔŋz tə ðɪ ɐlˈæzən ɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔstɚ ɡɹˈuːp ɪn θˈiəɾɚ, mˈænɪfˌɛstɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf θɹuː hɪz ɹˈeɪdʒᵻz ænd θɹˈɛts, hɪz əbsˈɛʃənz ænd hɪz ɡˌʌləbˈɪlᵻɾi.
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.