Benedict, David. "Review of The God of Carnage." Variety (7 Apr. 2008): 83-84. Rpt. in Drama Criticism. Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 34. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Dec. 2015.
David Benedict’s review analyzes the play from beginning to end. He begins by observing that “it’s all frightfully awkward for two such smartly professional couples, but everyone is determined to be civilized about this” (Benedict). He describes how with a dominant and slightly patronizing tone, Veronique begins the meeting and tries to stimulate the couples’ discussion. Veronique’s control of the meeting disintegrates, though, as questions of blame begin to surface. References to the family hamster combined with Alain’s …show more content…
By using references to the text, she is able to make connections between different plot events. Similar to David Benedict’s article, Lindley successfully traced themes present throughout the text.
McAuley, Jenny. "Reza, Yasmina." Literature Online [ProQuest]. ProQuest LLC, 2007. Web. 13 Dec. 2015.
Jenny McAuley gives high praise to Yasmina Reza in her biography. She describes her as “France’s most exportable playwright since Jean Anoulih” and how her young exposure to different cultures influenced her work (McAuley). McAuley then explains how Reza felt she would experience great creative success and studied at both Paris X University and the Jacques Lecoq drama school. Reza would later win many awards for her first few literary works. McAuley continues her article by detailing Reza’s other works individually. McAuley’s article was helpful because it provided content that we used in our presentation. A helpful aspect of the article was that incorporates works by Reza other than The God of Carnage. By referencing other works, McAuley is able to trace certain themes throughout Reza’s writing
David Benedict’s review analyzes the play from beginning to end. He begins by observing that “it’s all frightfully awkward for two such smartly professional couples, but everyone is determined to be civilized about this” (Benedict). He describes how with a dominant and slightly patronizing tone, Veronique begins the meeting and tries to stimulate the couples’ discussion. Veronique’s control of the meeting disintegrates, though, as questions of blame begin to surface. References to the family hamster combined with Alain’s …show more content…
By using references to the text, she is able to make connections between different plot events. Similar to David Benedict’s article, Lindley successfully traced themes present throughout the text.
McAuley, Jenny. "Reza, Yasmina." Literature Online [ProQuest]. ProQuest LLC, 2007. Web. 13 Dec. 2015.
Jenny McAuley gives high praise to Yasmina Reza in her biography. She describes her as “France’s most exportable playwright since Jean Anoulih” and how her young exposure to different cultures influenced her work (McAuley). McAuley then explains how Reza felt she would experience great creative success and studied at both Paris X University and the Jacques Lecoq drama school. Reza would later win many awards for her first few literary works. McAuley continues her article by detailing Reza’s other works individually. McAuley’s article was helpful because it provided content that we used in our presentation. A helpful aspect of the article was that incorporates works by Reza other than The God of Carnage. By referencing other works, McAuley is able to trace certain themes throughout Reza’s writing