The importance of theatre in the convicts lives is very evident. The theatre for most of the convicts allows them to play and become a person they are not and allows them to feel free from their world and into someone else's.
In Act 2 Scene 5, the power of the theatre and its abilty to change the personality of the convicts is evident. After Ross enters and tries to embrass the convicts by pushing them to the ground, by being nothing worse than dogs.
When Liz Morden and Sideways come out through the chaos with lines from "the recurieting officer". This gives them a way to rebel about what major ross is doing to their fellow actors. This is important as it is more insulting than simply complaining as it gives them the more power and swaps the attention from ross to them. This enrages ross as the power and status has swapped places. This makes theatre power and important as without it in this scene the convicts would be humilated without a way out or a place where they could not be themselves.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Our Country's Good and status
Officers and convicts, officers and officer or convicts and convicts.
The relationships between all of the above groups are a struggle of power. the status card game helped me see that each character has their own true status but depending on how they appear to others gives them their first status.
Between the officers the main relationships is seen between Ross and Ralph. Ross is presented as a no-nonscene character, while Ralph is an easier going character who tries to put himself at a higher status when the major is around. However Ralph's status never exceeds Ross's or gets close, as Ross is older and more senior in the army.
Ross would be considered a queen playing a king
Ralph would be considered a 10 playing a 10 high but not the top.
The relationships between all of the above groups are a struggle of power. the status card game helped me see that each character has their own true status but depending on how they appear to others gives them their first status.
Between the officers the main relationships is seen between Ross and Ralph. Ross is presented as a no-nonscene character, while Ralph is an easier going character who tries to put himself at a higher status when the major is around. However Ralph's status never exceeds Ross's or gets close, as Ross is older and more senior in the army.
Ross would be considered a queen playing a king
Ralph would be considered a 10 playing a 10 high but not the top.
Status Card Game
the status card game allows people to hid there true status in the world and explore a new way to play the game of life. This allows us to either treat everyone else as equals, or to let us rise or fall in the status ranking by how we play the part given to us and how we appeal to others.
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