The Wild Duck- Journal #1

Comparison
Prompt: "What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out?" To what extenet do you find this statement applicable in at least two plays you have studied?

This statement is only applicable to certain plays, it is not universal. In Oedipus the King, the story line is not constantly full and exciting nor is it easily applicable to life. The story line is completley irrational and far fetched. While the ideas are somewhat able to be relevant to life, at the same time they seem to only apply to certain people. The ideas are not universal, and most of them do not choralate to the certain personalities. In order for the play's ideas to be applicable to life, they must be plausible for an individual's life. Some people do not have the same characterstics of Oedipus, and therefore the faults and lessons on those faults do not apply. However in The Wild Duck, the events are, so far, plausible and very applicable to life. It is about a family that is flawed, and that appears to be what it is not. That is something that fits in with many people's real situation. Especially the facades people put on for those around them. The family in the play are completley at odds, yet they still maintain a facade of family ties. Additionaly, the plot and characters have been thus far extremely scandalous. The phrase "What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out" is very assuming and not accurate of applicable to all plays for all people. It is not specific enough to what it's goal audience is and therefore is proved to be false many times over.