"The world is full of young men employed in warehouses and offices and factories.
Do all of them find adventure in their careers?
They do o they do witout it!" (1252)
I think this is one of my favorite plays because, even though it's not really intense or scandalous, it's very realistic. For instance, the quote depicts a conversation between Amanda and Tom, but it's also a conversation I think many people have still today. The yearning for something more than what's available is a timeless and universal feeling that we all share at some point in our lives. And incorporating that feeling in a simple character like Tom creates a very relatable story line that the reader can connect to. Also, the characters' actions are pretty realistic, unlike characters in "As You Like It", persay, who convert, fall in love, and change their lives in like four days. So while this play isn't as action-packed as some of Shakespeare's plays, it is certainly more realistic, and therefor easier to read and to empathize with.
Another aspect that makes this play believable is the setting: St. Louis, not some city in Italy, or a forest, or a pirate ship. With "normal" characters, not princes or military officers, a normal setting, and normal issues like the audience, this play definitely has a wide appeal.
Do all of them find adventure in their careers?
They do o they do witout it!" (1252)
I think this is one of my favorite plays because, even though it's not really intense or scandalous, it's very realistic. For instance, the quote depicts a conversation between Amanda and Tom, but it's also a conversation I think many people have still today. The yearning for something more than what's available is a timeless and universal feeling that we all share at some point in our lives. And incorporating that feeling in a simple character like Tom creates a very relatable story line that the reader can connect to. Also, the characters' actions are pretty realistic, unlike characters in "As You Like It", persay, who convert, fall in love, and change their lives in like four days. So while this play isn't as action-packed as some of Shakespeare's plays, it is certainly more realistic, and therefor easier to read and to empathize with.
Another aspect that makes this play believable is the setting: St. Louis, not some city in Italy, or a forest, or a pirate ship. With "normal" characters, not princes or military officers, a normal setting, and normal issues like the audience, this play definitely has a wide appeal.
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