Theme Of Love In John Cariani's Almost, Maine

The play Almost, Maine by John Cariani, published by Dramatists Play Service Inc, is crafted with interesting dynamics in mind. At first glance, this play might just seem like another generic work detailing about romantic endeavors, yet the true meaning lies deep in the ink bound pages, almost. Cariani writes, “there is no need to sentimentalize the material; just let it be what it is—a play about real people who are dealing with the toughest thing here is to deal with: love. Honor the ache and play the pain(but keep most of it covered)” (On Characterization, p. 77-78). The theme is resonated across the several storylines that are woven into the cream pages. In addition, his central point is diverged through all the scenes entwined in the parchment. Cariani truly does hone in on the specific pondering about how do relatively normal human beings deal with the abstract concept that is love? One of the first stories about a couple who have been dating for a short period of time, is enacted through the prologue, interlogue, and epilogue. It could be inferred, that after …show more content…
28-29). On the negative side, he had misspelled it; instead of villain, the tattoo read villian. Apparently the fates have him in their sights, because ironically, later on he meets a girl who is named Villian. As of this moment, the author’s purpose or message escapes my grasp. The scene entitled “They Fell”, also leaves me with puzzled state of mind. Basically it is about two guys who realize they love one another, yet they are not able to be close to one another due to the continuous falling down epidemic that occurs. In my opinion, this could mean a handful of aspects; one being that maybe the author wanted to display that even though it is a feeling of love, it should not be acted