Crimes Of The Heart Analysis

With every family that has more than one child, tensions will always arise between siblings due to fact each is individually made. Each soul is created of different parts of the mother and father that combined together make the unique individual. And although personalities clash, there is an unconditional love and bond between siblings that will never diminish. In the play Crimes of the Heart the Magrath sisters portray this idea precisely. The crisis of this play arises when news that Babe, the youngest sister; has been charged with shooting her husband Zachery, reaches town. This is what sets the play in action. It is the reasoning of the sister’s reunion after many years. The differences between each sister’s characters are what allow the reader to have a better understanding of the meaning of the play. “Putting three powerful actresses into one film isn't necessarily a guarantee that the project will work, however, this is one of those rare exceptions.” (MickeyTo) With each individual adding something different to the set you are able to grasp the meaning of love for a family. While some …show more content…
“These are some of the more obvious "crimes of the heart" committed by the women of the Magrath family--crimes of passion, in a metaphorical sense at least, ranging from acts of physical violence to the petty offenses of jealousy or betrayal. But whereas we normally think of a crime of passion as an outwardly-directed act, resulting in the death or injury of either the loved one or the third party, one of the most striking features of the crimes in Henley's play is their self-destructive nature.” (Laughlin) To grasp the concept Henley added metaphorical reasoning’s to the overall aspect of “Crimes of the Heart” Lenny’s jealousy of her sisters, Meg’s selfishness, and Babe’s physical act towards her husband were all act that developed in the darker parts of their heart having it become their “crime” of the