Scottish playwright J. M. Barrie Captain Hook .
The boys live idyllic lives whilst eluding the evil grasp of Hook, the ticking crocodile
and the temptations of adulthood but everything changes when the Darling
children arrive. When I started re-reading this novel, I realised how much the
novel resonated with adults due to its mature writing style and I loved the
imagery of how even the children’s life in Kensington was magical life with a
dog as a nanny and a mother who tidies away lost shadows. This novel really
emphasises the importance of family but also of childhood at time when the
notion of child could only recognised by the rich.
Human sacrifice, Mother-son Cannibalism, ritual butchery
through mutilation; Shakespeare ’s first revenge
tragedy was extremely popular with contemporary critics and audiences but has
since been criticised for the unfounded violence. The play encounters difficult
themes such as xenophobia, revenge and the difficulty of gaining and
relinquishing power. The play involves Shakespeare ’s
original conception of the Machiavellian villain and the questioning of race
and interracial marriage, which was radical at the time. The examination of the
Roman history is interesting as the
melodramatic setting of the play adds to its originality from tradition
tragedies. Coined by some as one of Shakespeare ’s
worst plays, it was certainly one of his longest. This is definitely different
to other Shakespeare plays I have read, so I you
want to read about violent without compassion and learn about the economy of
marriage, then I would definitely give this play a read (or if you have a spare
three hours, watch the film -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WwRyRKiGfs).
Lots of Love
Elouise
xxx
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