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biolexicon's review
1.0
This play can be viewed in the context of relationships between males, but that still doesn't account for the extreme sexism perpetuated by Pinter. Pinter creates a disturbing setting fraught with violence and power grabbing. The play ends with Ruth submitting to be both sides whore, this culmination of his dehumanizing view of women is despicable.
hunky_dory_1971's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
meyrathedreamer's review
my mind is too damn tired to understand the meaning behind this but I'm pretty sure it wasn't literal
liuolah's review
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
what the fuck????
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
jess13jess's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cindervlv's review
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
ermamac's review
3.0
I suppose I could have better prepared myself for reading this play... but I didn't. This play was just a bit too bizarre for me (and I have a very high tolerance of the bizarre.) I can recognize what aspects make it a good and interesting piece, but it felt like a play escalating out of control for no reason. Perhaps had I been prepared for a more absurdist style this would be less of an issue. The end was a major WTF?!?!?! I suppose I should have seen it coming but I don't know how you could get up after this show was finished. People just die (among other things) on stage and it is totally cool. I probably should have started with a different Pinter play... I will not be detered.
kamckim's review
5.0
This play demands two initial readings. The first for plot and conflict, the second for picking out all the major classical themes of drama, but most of all a new examination of the Oedipal complex in a male-dominated home and all the violence and power play that's inherent. It's fantastic, but I couldn't help but wish this had been an American play with more punch than a British cast would portray. The British characters are too stifled, even the dodgy ones, to play the parts in your face. I mean, who in America wears a smoking jacket and has a proper tea whilst trying to dominate the scene. A play like this should not include people having tea. It is ironic, I suppose, and that is probably the point. I would like to have seen Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neill write this play. I wonder how the characters would be more aggressive, more cutting in their silence. Still, this one is a classic I would love to one day see on stage.