To understand the Drama "M Butterfly" written by Henry Hwang we mus t ask ourselves what is a Drama?if we looked for an answer in dictionaries they would say that a drama is a prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.Theatrical plays of a particular kind or period and a situation or succession of events in real life having the dramatic progression or emotional effect characteristic of a play,but to me it's just another interpretation of life.
The drama beggins in a cell where Gallimard(the main character)is showing of his celebrity status in jail.He beggins by saying that Madam butterfly is his favorite plays and starts acting it out as Pintkerton,the character which he identified with.To summarize this this drama Gallimard who is native to France falls in love with an open minded Opera singer from China named Song.Gallimard marries Song and had a 20 year run with her not knowing that she was a man.She decieved him for 20 years and turns out she was working for the Chinese goverment as a spy,retrieving much information from Gallimard.To all of this Gallimard was arrested and charged with treason to France,but how can a person be married for twenty years and not know that his wife was man?some scenes let us know that he wasn't a sexually active guy or didn't like having sex.To me it's bogus ,because every human being has an animal waiting to be unleashed and as a man I know for a fact that Gallimard didn't have good experiences with girls in his younger years.The themes that predominate in this play are clearly Deceptions with a taste of Racism.
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I deeply think Gallimards relationship with Song is no different from todays relation in the world,setting aside the fact that she was a man,many couples are unfaithful and live their lives with lies and deceptions.M Butterly speaks out to us, making us undertsand the type of problems they dealed in the past which are no different from ours know a day.I think plays should be seen not read,I think they would help us understand with visuals.
Keep it Real
Nolo
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I really liked the last paragraph! This situations happens every day in society; many have lost respect and values and decided to live a life of lies without thinking who gets hurt along the way. I agree with you, plays are better seen that read because is exhausting and confusing reading it.
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