God of Carnage

On September 30th I saw the preview of the production God of Carnage. It was written by Yasmina Reza and directed by Siena alumni, Shayne Peris. It was shown in the Beaudoin Theater in Foy Hall at Siena College. The play is about two married couples. The child of one of the couples hurt the child of the other one. They decide to meet to discuss what to do about the situation. What starts as a calm discussion, turns into a very heated debate. It turns into a very crazy evening for the two couples. I think that the purpose of the play is to show some great entertainment that includes a good amount of humor. The play has an interesting story, and it is funny to watch all of it unfold. As funny as the play was, there was a lot of serious situations…

The play God of Carnage is about two set of parents meeting together to discuss their children’s actions. In the beginning of the story you hear about two boys named Bruno and Ferdinand and Ferdinand ends up hitting Bruno with a stick. The injure from the stick hitting in the mouth caused two chip two teeth and spit his lip. The parents are brought together to discuss if Ferdinand understands what he has done to Bruno. Is not all they talk about in this gathering. The parents start talking…

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…

On Friday, October 2nd I attended a Stage III production of The God of Carnage at the Beaudoin Theater in Siena Campus’ Foy Hall. Stage III productions vary each year, so plays performed over the years are not repetitive. In other words, Stage III could present any genre of play. Specific to the contemporary play presented by Stage III, God of Carnage was directed by Shayne David, a Creative Arts major at Siena College. The individual who wrote the God of Carnage is Yasmina Reza. Yasmina Reza…

God of Carnage is an undivided play. I disagree with Archer, in the case of this play, that lacking act divisions is a problem. I think this argument can change from play to play, but for God of Carnage specifically, there are several points I can think of to defend Reza's decision. Firstly, the play itself is too short to be divided into acts. Reza also neglects shorter divisions such as scenes and I think this is because the narrative of the flimsy guise of sophistication, the destruction of…

fought, until his last breath. He was cheeky, due to his thrashing accomplishments. Every bloodshed won, was not only devoted to his king but his God as well, ”I’d have been dead at once, and the fight finished, the she-devil victorious, if our Father in Heaven had not helped me,” (1655). He was devoted to few, but many devoted him. My almighty, dear Beowulf, devote to us all, as we shall. Hungry for zealously, every pugnacious was followed by a much greater strive. Victory after victory, his…

In Moby Dick, Herman Melville presents us with many different deaths. At the end of the Novel, Everyone except Ishmael dies. The reason Ishmael lives, is because of his good friend Queequeg. Earlier in the book, Queequeg fell ill and thought that he would die. Because of his assumption, the carpenter builds a coffin. The same coffin that Ishmael now lays on in the middle of the ocean amidst all the carnage. The reason that the coffin and Queequeg are important is because they live on past death.…

He is someone who is killing indiscriminately and is disobedient to his maker. The wretch after performing his misdeeds beseeches his 'God ' that "I ought to be thy Adam" but instead he is the "fallen angel" who is cast away for not adhering to the rules of society and rebelling against his creator. This reminds one of the 17th century poem by John Milton where Lucifer who was created by God is banished from heaven because he disobeys God and refuse to bow down to his commands. Lucifer as well…

REVIEW OF HACKSAW RIDGE: Good war-films can be very disturbing to watch. The dramatic realism of modern digital effects spares little and many audiences will find Hacksaw Ridge one of the most violent sensory assaults that can be experienced in a cinema. If it were not a true story that celebrates an unusual hero the film could have been accused of a glamourous display of unrelenting carnage. The film plays in two halves: the early life and romance of Army Medic Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield)…

Sausage Party is a film that chronicles the two-day awakening experienced by the produce and toiletries that occupy the shelves of Shopwell's as they struggle to grasp truth behind their truly unfortunate lives. The film features several anthropomorphic characters whom firmly believe that if they are pure and remain true to their faith they will be chosen by the gods and taken to "the Great Beyond." However, it is soon revealed that the gods are nothing more than mere humans with an insatiable…