Monday, October 31, 2011

Who's afraid of Martha and George?

I enjoyed reading this play, I found it very exciting and intriguing. It was somewhat hard to comprehend because of how absurd the events in the story were. I definitely see a connection between the two couples. Who knows if the younger couple will ever escalate to the level of Martha and George--hopefully not after what they've seen. The couples are kind of similar, though, the younger couple has a lot more going for them and they are much more successful in various aspects. It's almost like Martha and George helped show them what NOT to become (in a very outrageous way). The concept of the "games" they played was very odd. The names of the games were very interesting. I do not understand why Nick and Honey stayed in their company for so long. If it were me I would have left after the first "game". I can only imagine how weird and uncomfortable a situation like this would be. Another thing that I found quite intriguing was the title of the acts. For example, the third act referring to an exorcism, in which all of the evil is released or brought out into the open. This accurately describes the revelation of Martha and George's secrets and illusions in this act. As far as the song George sings at the end and the last line of Martha's, I still don't fully understand. The ending left me kind of puzzled.

1 comment:

  1. I also found this play really good. I really liked all the enthusiasm that was in the text, and how vividly i could imagine all of it. I did get really irritated when i would read how Martha would yell at George. Although I believe that is a way they normally communicate, they also love each other very much. I found that the part with the imaginary soon is a little odd, and I wasn't a big fan of that part etiher. Overall I agree with a lot that you have written, good play.

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