Analysis Of Fiddler On The Roof

The name of the musical that I choose to do is Fiddler On the Roof. The author of this musical is Joseph Stein’s. The musical is based on Sholom Aleichem’s Tevye and his Daughters, where Jews and Russians live in delicate balance. Fiddler on the Roof is the beloved story of the small, tradition-steeped town of Anatevka, Russia. The main idea of the musical is how the time that the musical took place was a time where traditions were honored by the people of Anatevka and are both embraced and challenged by Tevye and his diverse community. The town has to learn to accept change as they witness his daughters, Tzeitel, Hodel and Chava, grow up and fall in love in a time of extraordinary change. They break boundaries and tradition by falling in …show more content…
They all follow this signing about tradition. After that Tevye reflects on how much he wishes he had a small fortune in the song if I were a rich man. Later that night Tevye goes to meet lazar wolf, the butcher of the town and agreed to match with the eldest daughter Tzeitel. After celebrating the acceptance of the marriage on his way home Tevye runs into the constable who warns him that a demonstration is going to be planned against the Jews of Anatevka. When Tevye tells Tzeitel about the engagement he agreed to with lazar wolfe, however motel and Tzeitel gave each other a pledge to each other that they would be married and after arguing with Tzeitel and arguing with himself he decides to give them his blessing. Tevye has a dream where he tries to convince Golde that the match with Lazar will result in Tzeitel death at the hands of the butcher's first wife, Fruma-Sarah. Golde is so horrified that she insists on a marriage between Tzeitel and Motel. The wedding takes place; it is a traditional Jewish ceremony. At the wedding Perchik asks Hodel to dance with him and she accepts, performing the forbidden act of dancing with a man. Everyone else follows suit. As the dance reaches a wild high point, the Constable and his men enter. They destroy everything in …show more content…
He promises to send for her as soon as he can. Tevye approves in spite of his misgivings. After they leave, he questions his wife Golde if she loves him because he has now given a blessing to both of his daughters to marry those who they were not matched with. At Motel's shop, we learn that the new arrival is a sewing machine. Tevye appears and Chava tries to talk to him about Fyedka. Tevye refuses to listen to her and forbids her to ever to speak to him about Fyedka again. Tevye returns home to learn from Golde that the priest has married Chava and Fydeka. Tevye says that Chava is dead to them. When Chava appears to ask his acceptance, he cannot allow himself to answer her plea. Chava exits as unseen voices sing. The Constable brings the news that everyone in the town has to sell their houses and household goods and leave Anatevka in three days. As the villagers think of their future, they sing fondly of the village they are leaving the family is packing the wagon to leave. Tzeitel and Motel are staying in Warsaw until they have enough money to go to America. Hodel and Perchik are still in Siberia. Chava appears with Fyedka. Tevye refuses to acknowledge her. Chava explains that they are also leaving because they cannot stay among people who can do such things to others. They are going to Cracow. Tzeitel says goodbye to them and Tevye prompts Tzeitel to add, "God be