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| Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested | |
| Last Edit: drummergirl 12:05 am EST 02/25/19 | |
| Posted by: drummergirl 12:05 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| As mentioned by others, the play takes a sharp turn in the last 10 minutes or so. I keep thinking that I've missed something critical about Carol and what/who she represents in her fight against Diane/Dionysus. I understand why the character is so threatened by Diane, but given the way it's staged and how large her performance gets, did I miss a deeper part of her characterization? Is she standing in for another god, or aspect of society beyond her single character? I feel like an idiot for not getting this, but this is a safe place to ask :-D Many thanks for any insights. |
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| re: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested | |
| Posted by: earlybird 04:30 pm EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested - drummergirl 12:05 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| In that moment, her character is representative of the entirety of mankind. | |
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| re: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested | |
| Posted by: drummergirl 05:47 pm EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested - earlybird 04:30 pm EST 02/25/19 | |
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| Ah, thank you, earlybird. | |
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| re: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested | |
| Posted by: Theatre-Goer 10:57 am EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested - drummergirl 12:05 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| Hurricane Diane relies on Greek play structure including a Greek chorus and a Deus Ex Machina ending. Yes, another god – a Deus Ex Machina plot device where a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and seemingly unlikely occurrence. In my mind, this still leaves unanswered questions. | |
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| re: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested | |
| Posted by: drummergirl 11:07 am EST 02/25/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Hurricane Diane, spoilers within and spoilers requested - Theatre-Goer 10:57 am EST 02/25/19 | |
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| Thanks, Theatre-Goer...so you don't think it was a specific god? WIth my patchy memory of mythology, I thought it could be Hera, who certainly had no love lost for Dionysus. But I wasn't sure if there was a specific reference to her that I missed. | |
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