Monday, February 3, 2014
Overtones
This play was mainly driven through exactly what the title of it suggests. Each main character (Margret and Harriet) had their own character in which these "split personalities" said things that the real character would never say in a civil society. I liked this play for that reason alone. It showed that society holds us up to be so proper yet inside we all have an instinct to the things we really want to say and the fact that society tries to constantly suppress that almost gives it a 1984 feel to our society. I enjoyed drawing parallels to the non-tangible characters and comparing them to Smeagle/ Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies. The only difference being that Gollum actually says out loud what the other side of him is thinking vs. Margret and Harriet who are civil enough to keep those thoughts inside their head.
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Wow, I wish I was familiar with the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies. It sounds like a great comparison. In fact, when I read your review, I thought of Harriet as well as Margaret telling one another, "well, Maggie thinks this," or "Hetty says you should.." That would be hilarious. I love hearing people talk in third person, it sounds crazy and makes you overthink during the entire conversation. I agree that society holds up to be proper knowing their suppressing some inner feelings.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I love that you referenced both 1984 and the Lord of the Rings/ Hobbit trilogies! I definitely think that both of those are very equivalent in terms of characters and situations. And I absolutely think that this play still holds up today because of what you said about how society holds us up to be so proper, but we hold things inside that we normally wouldn't say. I think that has been a part of the human experience that has been around for ages. I think we can both say that this play perfectly sums up that idea.
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