A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN AS THIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN EXPLORED THROUGH MYTHOLOGY, LITERATURE, ART, THEATER, DANCE, MUSIC, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION
Your play was quite a joy to read! You definitely distinguished between character's voices and the way each man would have thought through his answers. Everything I read, I agree with -- or from the characters' point of view and how they would've expressed their ideals. I do have to comment on the fact that, even though the way each would have spoke you basically nailed, there's little evidence of action or emotion going on between the two characters. I would have imagined more passion or a sense of even a little bit of a major quarrel between a couple of the characters (like between Hamlet and Siddhartha). There are a few characters' whose personalities would have definitely sparked a bit of a heated argument -- you can never go wrong with drama in a play, especially when discussing the meaning of being human. The drama could even help prove the point or argument you're making as the playwright in how you'd depict these characters discussing what it means to be human. Again, it was definitely a pleasure to read, as you got straight to the point and made it very clear and obvious. Great job!
Alex, I loved this! I found it interesting how you took on the perspective of them viewing modern humanity. It helped that you incorporated suffering and how modern humanity is unlikely to learn the lessons that these five people learned, before it's too late. I felt, from this, that you have a clear understanding of the texts and each character's stories. For reference, maybe go deeper in your analysis. I think also, like Tori said, there could be more drama or argument between the characters. Overall, I believe that you wrote a really great play and had a wonderful idea for the conversation on what it means to be human.
Alex,
ReplyDeleteYour play was quite a joy to read! You definitely distinguished between character's voices and the way each man would have thought through his answers. Everything I read, I agree with -- or from the characters' point of view and how they would've expressed their ideals. I do have to comment on the fact that, even though the way each would have spoke you basically nailed, there's little evidence of action or emotion going on between the two characters. I would have imagined more passion or a sense of even a little bit of a major quarrel between a couple of the characters (like between Hamlet and Siddhartha). There are a few characters' whose personalities would have definitely sparked a bit of a heated argument -- you can never go wrong with drama in a play, especially when discussing the meaning of being human. The drama could even help prove the point or argument you're making as the playwright in how you'd depict these characters discussing what it means to be human. Again, it was definitely a pleasure to read, as you got straight to the point and made it very clear and obvious. Great job!
Alex,
ReplyDeleteI loved this! I found it interesting how you took on the perspective of them viewing modern humanity. It helped that you incorporated suffering and how modern humanity is unlikely to learn the lessons that these five people learned, before it's too late. I felt, from this, that you have a clear understanding of the texts and each character's stories. For reference, maybe go deeper in your analysis. I think also, like Tori said, there could be more drama or argument between the characters. Overall, I believe that you wrote a really great play and had a wonderful idea for the conversation on what it means to be human.