Masha And Spike: Play Analysis

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, is a play that reflects around the relationships of three middle-aged siblings. Vanya and Sonia live together in their parents’ house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Neither of them has a job and the house that they live in is being paid by their actress sister, Masha, because they’ve spent their whole life being caregivers to their parents, who’ve both passed away. The two older siblings have spent their lives reflecting on their lost chances. Cassandra, their cleaning woman, is the only other resident of the house. She is devoted to making prophecies that no one actually presumes to be true. Ever since Masha has come to visit, tension has been broken in the house. While bringing her fierce personality …show more content…
She insists that anyone that comes with her dresses as characters from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It’s obvious that Masha chooses to dress as Snow White but when told she will be going as one of the dwarfs, Sonia resists and dresses up as the Evil Queen. Nina is invited to the party as well, only if she dresses like a dwarf because there is an extra dwarf costume available. As they prepare for the party, Masha tells them she plans on selling the house, leaving Vanya and Sonia in a wreck. The two have lived in that house their entire lives, except for Sonia because she was adopted by her parents at the age of …show more content…
Vanya has followed in his parents’ footsteps of writing and for years he has been writing a play. Being that he has never shared it with anyone, Nina is the first person to hear about it. That was the first time in a while that Vanya has gotten a sense of connectivity, that he’s needed for so long. She persuades Vanya to share his play with Sonia, Masha, Spike, and Cassandra; surprisingly, he shares his play with pure confidence. Overall, all three siblings have something they want badly; Masha wants a redo on her youth, Vanya wants a sense of correspondence, and Sonia wants to