Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Meaningless
Act II is the beginning of the end for the troubles of Voinistky, the protagonist of Chekhov´s play Uncle Vanya. It is Helena, the woman, the cause of men´s problems who drives him crazy. Unlike the mythical Pandora´s box, this woman only opens the heart of a poor farmer who only seeks to finish his life in peace. Certainly finish a boring life, but in mortal peace. However, life cannot keep up this slow pace. It is here, in the middle of his empty life where this female character turns his world around. Exasperation reins this second act, filling it with meaningless, fast dialogues that in the end make no difference. Not even the shot makes a difference. Men have no power to change things, only destiny. And destiny has no will of changing them, causing the same emptiness as in the beginning. Humans will always live to die, and life, in the end(if there is an end), is an eternal return. We will always finish where we started.
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