THEA 142: Development of Dramatic Art I

A discussion of the origins and transformations of primarily Western theatre from its origins to the late 18th century, through texts, artists, and theorists.

Friday, May 11, 2007

med. 11

I really liked that this play was written in verse. A lot of language is hard to read in these plays, but I think that verse makes it much more pleasing to the ear. I also liked how there was so much conflict, but sometimes it seemed kind of unnecessary, like high school girl drama. I don’t think that because of all of the conflict that it makes it like real life. On the contrary actually; the seemingly chaotic fighting makes it much more unrealistic, but I think that Moliere achieved what he intended to in this play. I think Moliere wanted to create a slapstick comedy that gave energy to the audience through chaos, so that the audience would, in turn, give energy back to the cast members. All in all, I think he did a good job. As I said before, the verse was nice, and the play was very funny. I just wished Moliere would have calmed down a bit with all the fighting

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