| re: Sondheim Under the Microscope: Dissecting Sweeney Todd, Company, Assassins, and more |
| Last Edit: Chromolume 10:55 am EDT 10/05/23 |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:53 am EDT 10/05/23 |
| In reply to: Sondheim Under the Microscope: Dissecting Sweeney Todd, Company, Assassins, and more - TheBroadwayMaven 07:15 am EDT 10/05/23 |
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BROADWAY BLAST: In “By the Sea” from Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett sings to Sweeney, “We’ll have chums over every Friday.” A wordplay master like Sondheim could have chosen an alliterative alternative to “chums,” such as “friends” or “folks.” But he chose a word that refers to dead fish that live fish eat. It’s a cannibalistic metaphor, which is even more fitting given the cultural association between eating fish and Fridays.
Well, at least I agree with your analysis this time. But then (bringing along my chopper) I have to say, what took you so long to figure that out? I think it's pretty obvious, no microscope needed. |
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