The play 'All my sons' is a tragedy in many different ways. For example, there is already a death prior to the actual play just like the tragedy 'Hamlet'. The king is dead in Hamlet, Larry is dead in All My Sons. Also it seems that the dead are what cause a sort of ripple effect or many other tragic incidents that are in motion after their demise.
Another reason why the play could be considered as a tragedy is because there is always a need to place blame. In various scenarious many different characters a blamed for certain incidents. For example, Joe is blamed for the death of many, Kate is blamed for the dwelling sorrow over Larry's death as she can't let go and Chris is blamed for bringing Anne back along with the unfortuante news she bares.
Some could say it is a tragedy for its many similarities to other famous tragic plays. As mentioned before one similarity is that the 'ghost' of Larry can be blamed for what could be called the start of the story just like the ghost of the king in Hamlet. It is also very much like other plays as it includes suicide, which in itself is very tragic. Joe inevitably takes his own life just as Ophelia of Hamlet takes hers and Romeo and Juliet take theirs.
There doesnt seem to be an obvious bad guy in the play, Joe or Larry? just like the audience are not sure who to blame in the play 'Romeo and Juliet', the Capulets or the Montigues? Romeo or Juliet?
Thursday, February 26, 2009
How far can we say that the play is a tragedy?
Posted by Lawz M at 6:31 AM
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haha i like how you compared it to ...romeo & juliet.
i completly forgot about that play ...
i dont know how it got drummed into our heads so lord knows how i forgot but lol ...
nice work
Woo go lauren its kool the way youve shown 'All my sons' to be like 'Romeo and juliet' i understand where your comming from.
p.s why all the '?' for lol
So you seem to ahve a focus for your ess - who is to blame?
I rekon Larry's to blame, he should of believed in his father, but you do make a good point about the audience not knowing which to blame!!
I think its the outsiders who are too blame as ann should allow kate to breathe easily frist time she heard, it harsh to left her keep believing
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i like the Shakespearean connections with Ophelia + Romeo and Juliet :)
I think you've related the play to Shakespeare's plays reallllyyy well. I also like how you've commented on the specific ways it's similar, i.e. whose deaths link with whose. And you're so right about there not being a bad guy :O I'd never realised that :O
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